As promised, here is my report on our girl's get-away weekend in the mountains! Here is the mountain top inn where we stayed.
It was very nice with a good continental breakfast and a friendly, helpful staff.We had a room with a view which was lovely. I waited until we were leaving to take pictures, and, unfortunately, it was overcast. So, you can't really appreciate how pretty it was.
There were mountains in the distance
that you can't see.
The inn looked really impressive when
approaching it from this highway....sitting up
on the mountain.I wanted to take a picture,
but the road was too busy for that.
On Friday, we had lunch at this cute little place
in Jasper...The Carriage House.
It had a warm atmosphere and cute decor
and the smell of coffee was comforting as we came in
from the chilly, breezy weather.
The locals have their own chairs with their names
on the brass plate at the top of the chair.
I sat in Nancy's!
This pretty lamp graced our table.
This was cool hanging from the ceiling!
After a lunch of BLT's and fruit, a good cup of coffee
warmed us up before we headed out
to browse and shop!
This is one of the shops we visited in Jasper.
There were others, but I failed to take pictures.
Then it was on to Ellijay to crash at the inn
for a while before heading out to dinner.
My co-worker recommended this place.
If the grandkids had been with us,
we surely would have taken pictures of them
in this huge chair out front.
Notice the ladder you have to climb to get to the seat!
It is an Italian restaurant with a funny name....
Charlie's....doesn't sound very Italian, does it! ha! ha!
On Saturday, we were off to the town square
in Ellijay where we browsed through
four more shops.
Then, it was lunch at Cantabury's....
another cute place to eat...
...with soups, sandwiches, salads and...
DESSERTS!!!!
Yes, my friend was there, but she doesn't care
to be in front of the camera.
Love the "happy" tablecloths!
Sunday morning ,after a good night's sleep and
breakfast, it was time to head home.
We had a great time, found some treasures and
made some memories!
It was time well spent! :-)
We are happily anticipating the May 5th wedding of this lovely young woman to our older son. For 2 1/2 years, he has done an amazing job of being a single dad. But, his hope was that,God, in his perfect timing, would bring someone very special into his life. Someone who would not only love him, but his girls, also. As always, God is faithful and delighted to answer our prayers and to give us the desires of or hearts. So, in 10 1/2 weeks, she will officially become a part of our family. As far as those two little girls are concerned....she already is! :-)
Our older son is getting married in May. His fiance and her mom are planning to use milk glass to hold small bouquets of flowers at the reception. So, when I went "antiquing" last weekend, I kept my eyes open for it. She has a limit of $5 per piece. Keep in mind that we don't shop for expensive antiques, we are more in the market for "old stuff". So, I was able to get her these seven pieces priced from 2-5 dollars...and only one (the smallest one) was $5. But it was cute and unique, so I got it!
I'm headed to the mountains tomorrow morning with my friend that likes to "run away" with me! We always have a great time and the Lord always guides and protects us. We have met some very nice people on our trips and we have made some fun memories! There was the time we made more u-turns than we could count, the time we had to tie my trunk closed because we had a kitchen table sticking out the back, and the time we had to tie the sliding door back on her van because it came off it's track! We always try to eat at local restaurants so we can have a new dining experience. A co-worker has already given me some ideas about that, but hotel desk clerks and shop owners are always helpful, too.
