CHRISTMAS 2022

I guess I’ll get started with photos from our Christmas Card for this year. We drove a few miles south into the small town of Mooresville and took a few family photos. Here are the ones that made the cut.

We hunkered down over Christmas break and spent lots of family time in Athens. We will often buy a new game to play on Christmas Eve and this year we gifted the kids with the game Ransom Notes. It’s rated for an older crowd, but Brad was careful to select prompt cards that weren’t too inappropriate and just the right amount of absurd. We laughed our hineys off!

Come Christmas morning, our four walls were filled with smiling faces and later stuff bellies.

The next weekend, Granny, PawPaw, Papa J and Kitty drive up and we had a second round of gift giving, although we didn’t take photographs to document their trip. We watched football all weekend, which was right up our alley.

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EXPLORING THE CAROLINAS || ZIPLINING

I mentioned Biltmore pics would be up next, but there’s just so many of them (over 600), so I figured we’d skip along and fill you in on another adventure.

Delta Mae and I made a short drive over to Barnardsville to zip through the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Navitat mountain top tour included three zips, each with parallel lines so we could zip side-by-side each time. The views were incredible, as were our guides.

All smiles the whole time. We had an incredible time. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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EXPLORING THE CAROLINAS || WHITEWATER RAFTING

Delta Mae and I took a mommy/daughter trip over Fall Break this year and we cruised through the Carolinas, stopping first in Asheville, North Carolina. We spent the first day hanging out downtown, but the fun really started first thing the next morning.

I booked us a full day whitewater rafting adventure on the French Broad with Nantahala’s Outdoor Center, so we made a short drive to Marshall, North Carolina, and we suited up. (Wetsuits provided at no additional cost.)

Our guide’s name was Maris and she was an absolute pleasure. She navigated us through the waters with ease and filled us in on interesting facts along the way. Her instructions were straightforward as far as what paddling we needed to do to position us into the best spots along the river. There were some pretty incredible views along the way, too.

The full-day excursion comes with lunch and they prepared a wonderful build-you-own wrap bar atop one of the rafts. Pretty great meal with a view.

A little over six hours later, we made it back and got to take a look at the action shots that were taken of us along the way. They got some pretty great shots and you can tell we were having a great time out on the river.

Neither Delta Mae nor I had ever been whitewater rafting before, so it was special sharing this first together. Looking forward to doing it again someday down the road. 

Up next, The Biltmore! 🏰

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