Last week CSP, Betty, and I went up to Valle Crucis, NC for a family getaway to celebrate my 50th birthday!!! We had a FULL house! My Mom, her dog Bea, stepdad, sister Sara, BIL Marc, nephews Jacob and Joey, their dog Gypsy, sister Morgan, her partner Lauren, their 2 dogs Copper and Penny, Uncle Bobby, cousin Zane, cousin Woody and his wife Kate (who live in Germany) were all there!!!
The dogs LOVE it up in the mountains!
We put all our camp chairs in a circle around the fire pit and had a great time visiting with everyone. We made dinner over the fire – brats and veggie pouches night one and chicken with my mac & cheese night two. Night three we did spaghetti with meatballs over the fire. My BIL Marc is quite the chef and the food was amazing!
Sara had decorated the house and it looked so beautiful!
The first night after dinner they brought out my birthday cake! It was delicious!
At night after dinner we played games, including my favorite game- Scrawl.
We laughed so hard playing Scrawl I cried off all my eyeliner!!! If you love games- go buy this now! It’s only $10 at Amazon. You will not be disappointed!!!
We got in a good bit of porch sitting time too- just visiting, relaxing, and enjoying the view. There was also giant Jenga and cornhole in the yard.
We arrived on Monday afternoon. Phoebe and Minnie were being cared for by CSP’s mom. Minnie doesn’t like to travel and Phoebe is so skittish. Wednesday Papa (stepdad) had to go back home to work. Then Thursday morning Uncle Bobby, Zane, Woody, and Kate left for home. We were able to get a group photo together thanks to the iPhone’s self timer!
It was so good to spend time with family and escape the heat up in the mountains!
Bless Your Heart 