Those of you who have been reading the blog for a while know my life has been a little upside down and sideways for a while. My mom was sick and passed away a few weeks ago and, although we were all sad, we knew at her age that it was inevitable. Because she had been ill for a while, our travel plans were placed on the back burner and we knew we would plan a getaway with the girls when she finally slipped away. Now that has happened, so I have been busily working out a trip for me, my SIL, and my sister for the end of September. It’s been a little crazy as we were all three pretty open about where we go, where we stay, and what we do so I have been emailing people I have worked with in the past and arranging our stays at different locales.
Since I was also sick myself for a while (but recovered now!), many of the people I had worked with in the past have changed jobs or just disappeared into the night, never to be heard from again. But I have been lucky to stay in contact with several people in the business and am waiting on emails from others. I have learned over the years not to be impatient with hotels, etc. and even though it will be right up to when we are ready to leave, I just wait and it has always worked out.
First, we will be heading to Asheville, North Carolina for a couple of nights. We visited the Biltmore Estate a few years ago and really enjoyed it, especially the great display of clothes and other items they had from the show Downton Abbey. We wandered through the whole mansion and then drove around the estate seeing everything we had not enjoyed in the past. The people we worked with on that visit were very helpful, arranging our stay at the Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park and other things to do throughout the charming village. The hotel was perfect in every way from the food to the spa included right off the lobby.
Fabulous breakfast buffet!
We are pretty open about the rest of the week so I’m waiting to hear from the various people I have contacted. I will let you know when I hear from the and get the rest of the week arranged. Can’t wait!
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