Marriage: Year 2

We got back from our Anniversary trip Tuesday evening and I can't believe the last few days were real....

A couple of years ago, when we were exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway for our first time, I really had to pee. #WhatsNew


As we were twisting and turning on a mountain's edge road, I kept thinking to myself: We're on top of a mountain. There's not going to be any bathrooms for miles... I'm going to have to pull a Chipotle napkin out of the glovebox and do my thing on the side of the road.
But we turned the corner and it was like it was meant to be. We were greeted by a random, old country store. We immediately pulled in, I relieved myself, and we thought...wait -- where are we?
We just had to walk around and explore.

We discovered that this camping store was actually part of a beautiful place called
Pisgah Inn.

Blown away by the fact that this was actually a stunning motel property, in the middle of nowhere on top of a mountain, we promised ourselves we have to one day stay here.
So, our second wedding anniversary rolled around and we did this:

Ahhh....I'm almost at a loss for words on how to describe this place. So quiet that you can hear a bird walking in the grass. I tip toed around our room and whispered all day. You should've seen the look on my face when I discovered how enchanting the sound of rain is on top of a mountain.

Prices for the motel are incredibly reasonable. Every room has a view of the mountains, and breakfast at their restaurant is complimentary! Did I mention the entire restaurant overlooks the mountains too?
Enjoying a cup of coffee here every morning was like straight out of a movie.

Our server Jerry - a very kind older man - came over to our table at one point and said...you know, I don't usually say things like this, but it's so nice to see two people so in love.
He didn't even know it was our anniversary.


I didn't know how to respond to such a nice compliment! I don't think Mitch and I have any secrets...honestly, sometimes I forget we're even married. We've both grown and changed, physically and mentally, yet some things haven't changed at all. He's still my best friend. In this beautiful, nasty, fun yet unfair game of life... he's my right hand man. My teammate.

3 days alone with him lost in a mountain forest was a dream come true.
We laughed, we overate, we got up early to watch foggy sunrises from our rockers on the porch...

We stayed up late and sat on our porch under full moon light, eating homemade popcorn, wrapped in fuzzy blankets. We watched countless thunderstorms roll by for hours, high-fiving each other when we finally captured a shot of lightening.

We took casual drives on the parkway, grabbed iced coffee downtown Asheville, and went swimming under waterfalls...

While downtown Asheville, one of the best places to visit I might add, we made a trip to the infamous 'Before I Die' wall and wrote down our wishes...

Me: "Change the world & Save animals"

Mitch: "Live more sustainably"

What would you write?

While at this wall, I made a new friend.
His name is Happy.
He has the most beautiful, deep blue eyes and while he's been to Vietnam twice, he'll never get over the fact that he lost his leg to a nasty brown recluse spider bite.

I love meeting kind souls. He is keeper of the chalkboard so you must go to him to get chalk!
And you just might find yourself lost in great conversation...


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This trip changed me.
I feel renewed, like a new chapter in my book of life is about to begin.
I see Mitch in a different light. My gratitude for him is overflowing.

I can't comprehend how lucky I got with a partnership like this.
I come from a broken family, I've never witnessed a happy marriage.
It's a very foreign concept to me.... this husband and wife stuff.
and Mitch is in the same exact boat.

We just take it day by day.

My only goal every day is to make him laugh - at least once. I love our Taco Salad Tuesdays and sitting on the couch, eating pizza, watching The Office on Wednesday nights.
I live for those mundane moments.

"People feel like they lose something when they get married, but it doesn't have to be that way. There's nothing more exciting about having a witness to your life"

Or in our case, having a solid best friend.
"When you're in lust your heart beats,
When you're in love your soul eats."





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Happy 2 years, Mitch.
  I can't believe I get to do this life with you.
Thank you, so damn much, for being the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I love you.