Shawn surprised me for Christmas and planned an overnight for us to go up to Blowing Rock (my FAVORITE town), just the two of us, between Christmas and New Years. We were really good about getting away and spending a day or two just talking, praying, and setting goals for the coming year during the first 5 years of marriage. Then, after children came into the picture, it's been a bit harder to be as intentional with our time. But, he was determined that we get back to "basics" and do our "goal setting" again. So, we left Tuesday morning and headed up to Blowing Rock, leaving the kids with Grandpa and Nanny. We stopped for lunch and then got to Blowing Rock in time to check out some outlets before checking in to the most amazing Inns we have ever seen. It was so "us"! (which means that we were the youngest couple there, by at least 20 years, and we loved the jazz music playing, the hot fire roaring in the living room, the awesome Inn Keeper with his unique-English/Russion-accent, and the quaint feel of being on the very tip top of the ridge of a mountain). Ahhh...so peaceful and so relaxing. We had lots of time to talk and pray and to set goals for things we want our marriage and our family to be about this year. IT was so nice to just have time to connect with eachother on such an intimate level and be intentional with this life we have been given. It's always been so fun in the past to do our "goal day" and then watch as prayers are answered and God shows up in huge ways throughout the year, just because we've been purposeful and made decisions around what we set out to accomplish or ways we wanted to grow during the year. Gideon Ridge Inn is a place we definitely plan to go back and visit!!
This was the view from the sitting area in our suite..."The Sunrise Suite"...
This was the dining room area in the main Inn....much different froma typical Bed&Breakfast...not all sitting at one huge table, totally awkward b/c you don't know any of the other folks, but small 2 person tables that just added to the intimacy of it all.
the living room/library room in the Inn with a gigantic wood-burning fireplace...
The sunrise from our BED! literally, I took this shot from the bed...you can even see the screen from the window! :)
This was the view from the sitting area in our suite..."The Sunrise Suite"...
This was the dining room area in the main Inn....much different froma typical Bed&Breakfast...not all sitting at one huge table, totally awkward b/c you don't know any of the other folks, but small 2 person tables that just added to the intimacy of it all.
the living room/library room in the Inn with a gigantic wood-burning fireplace...
The sunrise from our BED! literally, I took this shot from the bed...you can even see the screen from the window! :)
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