Asheville Weekend Trip

I'm This past weekend we headed to Asheville, North Carolina, for a weekend getaway with some of our closest friends. Kyle turned 30 on Wednesday so her husband organized a trip for us all to get away and it was perfect! There were 12 of us there for the weekend (plus little man Charlie). We drove up Friday night after work and got there just in time for Dinner. We rode with the Stellings and the others had gotten there earlier in the night so they cooked up a Mexican buffet style dinner. We hung out at the house for the night. 

Saturday we all got up in slow time and ate a late breakfast at the house before heading into town. We started at Wicked Weed for lunch and drinks. We were there for a few hours. 

We then walked to Burial Brewery for a drink before our beer tour started (yes I was the token pregnant girl in all the breweries we visited!). We then walked to Bhrarmari for the start of our tour. Our tour went from there to Green Man, Catawba, and ended at Hi Wire. We were on tour from 4:30-8 about and then they dropped everyone back at the cabin. We grilled up some chicken and burgers for dinner for another night of relaxing by the fire and hanging out at the cabin. 

We had a great weekend with great friends! The weather couldn't have been more perfect! 

Look forward to going back to Asheville when I can enjoy the good beer options. 

Friday Favorites

Today I am linking up with Narci, Erika, and Andrea today for the first time. I have been following their blogs for a few months now once I found them through Mix and Match Mama and I've loved reading all their posts. 

This week has been a crazy week in the world of a 5th grade teacher. So my #1 favorite things this week has been watching Friends on repeat on Netflix to help me decompress at night while grading papers and lesson planning. I have seen every episode so many times but I just love this show so much! 




#2  favorite is 

Ever since I bought my monogram/sewing machine I have found so many great designs that aren't expensive on this website. Today they sent me a 50% off 5 designs for being a frequent shopper so I can't wait to explore and pick a few more out. 


#3 Favorite from the past week was one of the breweries I visited on my trip in Asheville that I mentioned yesterday. It was a small brewery with great flavor. I bought some beer to bring back for Tommy to try but we haven't opened it yet.


#4 favorite for this week has been getting to spend some time with Tommy. I was away last weekend for a bachelorette party, he is away this weekend for a bachelor party, I am away next weekend for a bachelorette party, and then the next weekend we have a wedding. It's the craziness of being in your late twenties. All good things but I so cherish the quiet moments I get to spend at home eating dinner and watching tv with my husband and dog, Cooper. 

Cheers to the weekend! Looking forward to seeing my family and playing tennis on Sunday afternoon for the first ALTA match of the Spring season. 

Asheville bachelorette party

Last weekend I went to Asheville, North Carolina for a bachelorette for my good friend, Kyle. She is marrying one of Tommy's closest friends and old roommate, Andrew, on March 28. There were seven of us girls that made the trip. All the old roommates fiances and wives made the trip. (Meghan, Caroline, and Kyle)

Pretty cool that the boys are so close and we all got to become such great friends over the years. I only met Kyle three years ago but we became fast friends. She is such a genuine and wonderful friend so it great getting to celebrate her all weekend! 

We drove up Friday after work and got there around dinner time. Andrew had sent homemade lasagna with Kyle for us for dinner. It was delicious! We stayed in Friday night hanging out at the adorable house we rented. Kyle gave all of this shirt to wear with her picture on it. 

We did the lingerie shower that night too. She is honeymoon ready. 

Saturday morning we got up, made breakfast and headed into downtown to walk around. Asheville reminds me so much of Athens. There are tons of one-off shops, art galleries and lots of local bars/restaurants. We headed back to the house to grab a quick lunch before our driver picked us up for the day for our brewery tours. 

Stop #1 was Wicked Weed Brewery

The Bride

Stop #2 Highland brewing

(Susan, Kim (Kyle's sister), me, Kyle, Caroline, Rachel (Andrew's sister), and Meghan)

Stop #3 Hi Wire Brewing (this was my favorite beer)

Last stop: Burial brewing (2nd favorite)

We had the best driver that day, Gary. I would definitely recommend booking a tour because no one had to drive, you get lots of information about the different breweries, and it was just pure entertainment! 

We went back to the house and hung out for a few hours before getting ready for dinner. 

We went to Zambra for tapas and drinks. It was fantastic! Definitely a recommendation we so appreciated. It was funny at dinner because we ran into a group of girls from my pledge class on another bachelorette party. Small world. 

After dinner we popped across the street for a night cap before heading back to the house for a dance party and more girl time. 

It was a wonderful weekend! I was exhausted when I got home. We will be going back to Asheville hopefully soon. Such a fun town to visit!