Sum Sum Summertime....Summertime is slowtime...time to stay in your jammies way too long; time to drink more coffee than you should; time to blow off working out and doing chores and grocery shopping (sorry family) and for va-cay...and that's what we've been doing....
July4th weekend (Thurs-Sun) we spent in Ashevegas....yep, we took the party bus and the gatorfamily of 3 and headed up to the mountains. It was great...for a whole weekend...we were tourists HAHA
Felt great to be back in the "big house"....we arrived around 3 AM...let's just say we had a little trouble getting out of Slowcala....we were so pumped we all didn't even try to go to bed until around 4:30AM....then we did the usual stuff you do when you're dragging out...eyes all crusty and sleepy....we dragged it out to the living room, drank coffee and just chatted...
It was a "pretend beautiful weather" weekend there....0% humidity, sunny, cool, breezy mountain air and no bugs"....everything opposite of Flo-RI-da...so we opened up the windows and doors and just took it all in....our Gator friends were asking, "tell us again why you left this pristine place?" That's when we reminded them that this was "pretend weather". Typical Asheville weather is cold, gray, rainy, and gloomy...and really, do you want Summer to be cool? I say, "heck no!"
But, we were being tourists so we acted like this was the norm. We decided to just spruce up a teeny bit above our "jammy-wear" and head out for a hike around "The Ramble"...prettiest neighborhood in Ashevegas...lots and lots to look at...while we were out we got the infamous call that the house was going to "Show"....we scrambled back, did what was necessary to hide the fact that 6 tourists had just landed about 7 hours earlier and were living out of suitcases....we vacated the place and prayed..."Please God, let this be the one so we can celebrate while we are here the sale of this magnificent place".
We decided at that moment our "attire" would have to do for the next few hours...we headed up to the top of Mt. Pisgah for a hike....it was fabulous on the top...great views from there...our Floridian gators were amazed....fun fun
We hiked, saw waterfalls, dipped our toes in the frigid mountain stream, and ate boxed lunches...more fun.
Our prayers were not answered the way we wanted...they said, "no"...aggghhh! But we enjoyed our day anyway.
Later that evening we invited a group of our A-vegas pals over for an impromtu pizza party...very much fun reconnecting with these beloved buddies of ours.
Next day: White water rafting...we're still waiting for the picture to arrive in the mail....icy water, again 0% humidity, cool breeze, another perfect outing.
That evening: Gourmet dinner and fireside chats at the Hosey House....a perfect ending to a perfect day...(note to self, find a friend that is NOT a fabulous cook so I can look better)
Sunday: Church at Grace...our old favorite stomping grounds....loved it...and, of course, lunch at Earth Fare...when in Ashevegas....eat like the vegans we love....haha...then hit the bakery for chocochocochip cookies, pecan pie, chocolate cupcakes....put the house back together for more potential buyers, get back in the party bus and head south to Flo-Ri-Da.
11:30 PM....home sweet home...hello pets!
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