Last week's Spring Break was one for the record books. For the first three days, Mom, Shannon, and I headed to Asheville for a girls' retreat. We stayed at the Biltmore, and had way to much fun!
We arrived on Sunday, and we explored the farmyard. Shannon and I both "rode" the tractor, but I love us both too much to post those pictures. A very nice man took this very bad picture of us all in the wagon, though:
We did our first wine tasting:
And then we went to dinner. Biltmore pretty much shuts down after dinner, so we settled into our room for a glass of wine and more time to talk and just be.
Monday morning, we got up, grabbed breakfast, and then headed in to tour the house and gardens. They are doing a special exhibit that shows was a house party by the Vanderbilt's might have been like. Just look at that gown:
And all the flowers:
They were just gorgeous:
We also got to take a different route through the house, which took us through the dining room and butler's pantry:
The gardens were just stunning:
And we actually remembered to get some pictures that included us:
And there were baby goats in the farmyard:
Shannon might have had to tell me to step back because little kids came up and wanted to see the goats:
The three of us really did have the best time. We don't get a lot of time just the three of us, and having that time away where there weren't as many distractions was lovely.
I came home in time to enjoy some spring break with the kiddos:
Is it even spring break if you don't go bowling?
And Saturday we had a perfect day at the zoo! We even got a family selfie:
Please note: I am on my tip-toes in that picture and everyone else is squatting!
Issa had fun trying to get cool photos of animals:
And we actually saw the citatunga:
They are so hard to spot and often hide. I literally cried. I've been trying to see him for six years, and we weren't even successful on the zoofari!
It was an incredible week of travels with the people I love.
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