asheville, nc

for my birthday this year, my husband and i went to asheville, nc. this city has a special place in our hearts because it was where we made our first home as husband and wife. we spent most of our time eating in delicious restaurants like tupelo honey cafe ( i had friend chicken and green beans), the wool worth's lunch counter, doc chey's noodle house (OUR FAVE!!!), barley's taproom, mountain java and west end bakery. i'm not one to take pictures in restaurants, so most of these shots are of our lovely walks outside.

here i am, enjoying every last drop of a latte at the french broad chocolate lounge

the front porch at our friend's house

the view from where we stayed (at our friend's house)


the sky at beaver lake

we lived down the street from the beautiful beaver lake 2 years ago


the canoes were all lined up

on our way out of town we stopped for a snow hike in black mountain. it was the most beautiful hike i've ever been on.

i spotted these small, dry blooms coming up out of the snow
they were gorgeous!

knox & snow

like most of the north/southeast of the US, we received a nice little visit from jack frost this year.

i.love.snow.
always have, always will.

here is a glimpse of our winter wonderland

and of course, we had a little photo shoot with knox (my nephew) in the snow. he was such a good sport. his blue eyes and readily available smile were perfect against a white backdrop!

(with his mama)