Damon and I were blessed to be able to spend Valentines weekend in the mountains with some of our closest friends and our favorite people: The Tanners (Shawn, Laurie, Riley) and Kat. Damon and I road with Laurie and Riley while Shawn and Kat headed up the road an hour before us. We had to take two cars to be able to fit all of the people and all of the stuff we needed to take.
The kids did excellent on the ride up there except the fact that Damon had to pee like 2 times and we had to pull off the side of the road so he could do his business. The drive was beautiful as we got to look at the mountains in our horizon. We reached Blowing Rock around 7:00 p.m. When I walked into the condo I taken back by how beautiful and spacious it was. Damon and I were graciously given the Master Suite and I was in no position to decline. We settled in that night with pizza for dinner. The kids immediately started playing and I think we called it any early night since we all worked earlier that day.
Saturday was my day to make a meal and I chose to make breakfast for everyone. I made french toast but not just the usual kind; it was a special kind with real french bread and home made syrup that baked with the bread and the other mixtures. While breakfast was baking everyone got to open up Valentines gifts. Damon got Riley a heart shaped box of chocolates and he gave it to her saying "Happy Valentines Day Riley." Laurie who is always the hostest with the mostest had cute valentine bags prepared for everyone including Kat and I. We opened our gifts and were just as excited as the kids...very unexpected.
After breakfast we got dressed and took the kids to the park. It was a beautiful day and the kids had so much fun running around and playing. We made our own lunch at home and everyone excluding Damon and I, took a quick nap.
Sorry for the rough picture of me...I was not feeling well this day.
Laurie and Shawn were so great inviting us up for Valentines that I wanted to make sure they got some special time with each other so I watched the kids while they went out and got a drink. While they were gone I started not feeling so well. My throat was hurting and I was freezing. I had the fire place going with my jacket and a comforter wrapped around me. When Shawn and Laurie returned we ate a fantastic dinner. Laurie decided to make dinner for everyone and boy was it delicious. She also decorated the table with Valentine decor and candles...so cute.
I wasn't able to eat too much dinner because I was just not feeling well. I was freezing and achy all over. Laurie offered to let Damon play with Riley while I took a nice, long, hot bath and went to bed. I just could not get warm enough. Later that night Damon crawled into bed with me and we slept until 8:00 the next morning.
The Tanners
We woke up Sunday morning and it was Kat's day to make breakfast. She made eggs, bacon, and biscuits...very tasty. We cleaned the condo and loaded the cars and headed back out to the park to play and do some shopping on main street. I bought everyone lunch as a thank you for the wonderful weekend and shortly after we headed home.
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