Bye Bye 2017

Happy New Year my dears.

This year, we had reservations at The Fig Tree Restaurant for a New Years Eve dinner. It was our first time dining there. We later learned Oprah dined there last year while she was here for a graduation commencement speech. We especially liked the dessert - which we shared, of course. 

Every year I like to do a post that looks back at the year. Here was our 2017. 

- 2017 -

Snow Day

Master Bedroom tour

A plumbing incident which cost us $8,000. Our insurance company wouldn't pay out because the plumbers wording wasn't proficient enough.

We had many dinners at Waldhorn, eating German food like my Granny used to make

Our 3rd annual Valentine's at the Ballantyne

Visited Papa in the Lone Star State

4th annual Easter at Biltmore

Coastal Cottage Kitchen tour

Goodbye to Grandma Wright

Hiking in the Uwharrie National Forest

Cousin Sam comes for a visit

Kiki's 31st Birthday in Outer Banks, NC

We went to England for ten days to visit my family.

4th Wedding Anniversary at Duke Mansion

Cory's 3rd Workiversary for the wholesome television network INSP

Started breaking ground on our Southern farmhouse

Autumn picnic at the farm

Cory's 36th Birthday in Blowing Rock and Boone, NC

Carved pumpkins at the farm

Farmhouse framing tour

Daytrip to Pinehurst, NC

Daytrip to Old Salem, NC

3rd annual Thanksgiving at Biltmore

Christmas in New York City

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Bye Bye 2015

 

2015, you were kind to us.

 

 

 

 

Here's some highlights of our year

 

 

New Years Eve at The Carillion Beach Resort in Florida. 

 

Truman house in Seaside, Florida.

 

Valentine's tea at Ballantyne.

 

Friends trip in Sarasota, Florida.

 

2nd annual Easter a Biltmore.

 

Family and friends reunion in the Pacific Northwest:

 

Oregon - Washington - Oregon - Idaho - Utah - Colorado - New Mexico - Texas - Louisiana - Mississippi - Alabama - Georgia - South Carolina - North Carolina ::home::

 

Celebrated my 10th year in the United States.

 

29th Birthday in Charleston, South Carolina.

 

Winghaven gardens.

4th of July in Old Salem.
 

Shania Twain Rock This Country Concert.

 

2nd Anniversary at Pinehurst, North Carolina.

 

Adopted Kelsie a five month old puppy from a high kill shelter.

 

Celebrated five years together in Asheville, North Carolina on Labor Day weekend.

 

Southern Living House tour in Charlottesville, Virginia.

 

Country Living Fair in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Family reunion and 2nd annual Thanksgiving at Biltmore.

 

2nd annual Christmas at Biltmore.

 

 

Wishing you all the best for 2016.

 



And A Happy New Year

 Happy new year darlings, are you ready for 2015? I am, but first a little recap of our New Years.

 

Two days before new years eve we drove through North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to Florida to stay at The Carillion Beach Resort Inn. The Resort is along route 30A near Panama City Beach in Florida.

 

 

The next morning we started with brunch at The Great Southern in Seaside, Florida. The small coastal town where the movie The Truman Show was filmed,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had shrimp rolls from the Shrimp Shack before watching the sunset on the gulf in Seaside, Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary Beach, Florida

 

 

We had breakfast alfresco at the Summer Kitchen, and some birds joined us. Hubby took this picture of this precious bird just before it flew a-w-a-y.

 

 

 

 

 

That evening we had a romantic new years eve 'picnic' style dinner on our balcony while we watched the sun setting on the last day of the year. We talked about the past year, and how kind it was to us, and our hopes for this year and many years to come.

 

 

 

 

On new years day we drove back through Florida, Alabama (first time for both of us), Georgia, South Carolina back home to North Carolina.

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Looking Forward to a Sparkly 2014

Hope you had a Merry little Christmas this year. We kept our simple as all our decorations are in storage on the other side of the country. But you can see what we did on Instagram.

 

This year was one that I will remember.

 

My dad passed away, after a two-and-a-half year battle of pancreatic cancer.

 

We travelled across the USA and lived in five states.

 

And lastly, we got married.

 

My life as I knew it has changed. Some say it's something to do with being twenty-seven? A pivotal year. The past four years, have not been my favorite. But the year has ended on a joyous note.

 

We have lot's to look forward to in 2014. A new home, lot's of decorating, and possibly starting a family. I'm excited, to say the least.

 

So, in celebration...here's a delicate New Years dream party.

 

 

"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."

 

-Thomas Jefferson

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

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From our home, to your home we wish you a sparkly New Year.

 

Cheers!