Live, Love, & Learn: Banner Elk, NC

Banner Elk, NC

We had a long weekend off of school for the Easter holiday and wanted to get out of town for a bit. Florida is just a bit too far for a 3 day get away so we asked Uncle Don if we could use his condo in Banner Elk. Brad has been going here for years, it's in such a beautiful spot in NC. Perfect for hiking, biking, running, swimming (in the summer), and just enjoyin the mountain air. We left after work on Thursday evening, arriving at about 1:00AM. Cy was a trooper in the car but he always gets irritated if he falls asleep and then wakes up still strapped into his seat. He's getting better but it's still difficult to ride with him into the night like that.

We unloaded the car and got settled in on Thursday night. I slept with Cy in the Master because I knew he would wake up a million times, not knowing where he was, and cry out for me. It was just easier this way. Brad slept in the guest room in a twin bed:)

Friday morning, we took our time getting up and ready. I found a great 6 mile loop that I ran three times over the weekend. It felt so good to enjoy running again. Richmond is not an ideal place for any kind of running/biking as it is SUCH a city. I have a hard time finding the motivation sometimes, not in NC though.

We decided to do a little hike on Saturday to get Cy out in the woods. We went to Table Rock, NC which is a hike we have both done a number of times, just never together:) It was a lovely hike and Cy did great. We hung out at the summit for a bit playing around before heading back down and into Boone for dinner at Mellow Mushroom (YUM!).

Saturday morning, Cy was feeling pooped. Brad went for a nice long mtn. bike ride while Cy and I hung out at the condo. We did the switch when Brad got home and I went for my run. When I returned we headed back into Boone to check out the town and grab some lunch. It was a great day:) Cy was a bit grumpy though because he was so tired but we survived:) Saturday afternoon we colored Easter eggs and talked about the Easter Bunny and Easter baskets. Cy was excited to say the least:) After Cy went to Bed, Brad hid the eggs around the condo for Cy to find in the morning:)

Sunday, Cy slept in until 9AM...sleepy head. I actually woke him up so we could get a move on:) We did the whole Easter basket and finding the eggs thing in the morning, which Cy loved. Brad went for a mtn. bike ride and I went for my run before packing up the car to head back to Richmond. None of us was ready to go but Brad had to work on Monday so we needed to get a move on.

What a wonderful wonderful weekend. We will be heading back there as soon as possible. We are actually contemplating buying a place in the area. It seems strange, and out of order, to buy a vacation home before buying a "forever" home but the price is right in that area for sure!!! We'll see what happens with this:)