Weekend in Boone, NC

This Friday was a cold and rainy one. I left Gardner-Webb and headed up to Mooresville to pick up my brother. We were driving to meet my parents in Boone, NC for a little family vacation! When my brother and I arrived at our room at the resort, my mom and dad met us at the door with warm hugs. As I walked into the living room, I discovered it was decorated with streamers, balloons and a Happy Birthday banner. My parents had prepared a birthday dinner of ham, cream potatoes, green beans, macaroni and cheese, steamed vegetables, and homemade biscuits. Afterwards came a delicious chocolate birthday cake, baked by my mom, and birthday presents! I loved every minute of it – my family always knows how to make my birthdays special.

Saturday morning we all got up early and went to breakfast at the Dan’l Boone Restaurant. It serves a country style breakfast with free refills of anything you want - and you pay one price. It was delicious! Afterwards, we went shopping in Boone. Later that afternoon, we played games, watched movies and relaxed at the resort.

It was so cold up in Boone! It was raining when we got there on Friday afternoon, and it was misty and foggy on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon the sky cleared up and it was clear and sunny on Sunday. The leaves were so beautiful! It is peak time for the leaves to change, and that’s always something I enjoy about having a birthday in October. The burst of orange, red, and yellow color on the mountains is breathtakingly beautiful. I like to think of that as one of God’s birthday presents to me.

It was a fun and relaxing weekend. Mind you, I did do some homework while I was there, but no more than I had to. The time with my family was priceless, and I’m so glad we got to share that time together.