A few months ago, Clay asked me if we had anything planned for the weekend of July 17th-19th and after looking at our calendar I said no. He told me to leave that weekend open but would not tell me why. So July 17th came around and all I knew was that we were busy and possibly going somewhere that was accessible by car (instead of via airplane).
We started driving Friday afternoon and ended up at Highland Falls Bed and Breakfast Inn near Blairsville, GA. I was completely surprised as I had no idea where we were going or what we were doing that weekend. The Bed and Breakfast was so beautiful, quaint, and secluded in the North Georgia mountains. When we reached the Inn, Clay informed me that we had no activities planned for the entire weekend - just relaxing and soaking in the beauty of the mountains surrounding us.
We were greeted by our "inn keepers" - Jeanie and Pete Bullock who showed us around the house and to our room. Jeanie and Pete were so very nice and hospitable - it was almost like we had known them for a very long time. The house has a great back porch that overlooks Pete's garden and the mountains and is equipped with a large number of rocking chairs - (my kind of porch!). There are only a total of three guest rooms (all equipped with a jacuzzi tub) which makes it very intimate and cozy setting even with a full house. The room we stayed in is called the Summerour room named after locals from the area and is the best room in the whole house. It has a separate door that leads straight out onto the back porch.
Friday night we went into Blairsville and listened to a free bluegrass concert in the old courthouse and grabbed a bite to eat at the Hole in the Wall restaurant - the happening place on a Friday night in Blairsville.
Saturday morning we awoke to a wonderful homemade breakfast that included fresh fruit smoothies, fresh fruit cocktail, biscuits and sausage gravy, homefries, and peach cobbler!!!! The food was so delicious and we were both so stuffed afterwards that all we could do or wanted to do was to rock in the rocking chairs on the back porch. We spent the rest of the day reading and enjoying the view from the porch, "playing" horseshoes, taking walks, and playing card games.
Sunday morning we both woke up very excited to see what would be for breakfast that morning. We were greeted with more fruit smoothies and fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, biscuits, and let's not forget the best part - homemade cherry pie!! Mmmm....the food was so good. We had a good time talking with Jeanie and Pete and their daughter, Terri over breakfast. After breakfast it was time to pack up and head for home. But first, we wanted to get a picture with Jeanie and Pete.
On the way back home, we took a detour to Brasstown Bald - the highest mountain in Georgia (4,784 feet above sea level). We decided to take the trail to the top of the mountain which although was only 6/10 of a mile was pretty steep. The view from the top was absolutely breathtaking!! On a clear day, you can apparently see four states (GA, NC, SC, and TN). It was pretty windy and chilly on the top of the mountain even though on the ground at our car was probably well into the mid to upper 90's.
This weekend was a wonderful weekend for Clay and I to spend some time together without the hustle and bustle of every day life just relaxing and enjoying each other. It was also nice to have a small "babymoon" before our little blessing arrives later this year. I'm truly blessed to have such a great husband who loves me, our baby, and planning surprises! :)
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