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| It was at our last get together that someone in the group mentioned a "road trip" to see the "Dressing Downton" exhibit at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville N.C. It didn't take but about 3 minutes for us all to agree this was something we needed to plan.... |
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| So with reservations made and tickets bought...and Five easily agreeable women we were all set to take on The Vanderbilt's!! Calling ourselves The "Real" Real Housewives of Atlanta" we ended up after 2 days and I don't know how many Miles....Rose re-named us... "The Hot Mess Express"..... |
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| I think it had something to do with the green feather Boa's and the little green hats... Hey....it was St. Patrick's Day! |
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| Here we are at our first stop of the Day.... Mary's Fall Cottage in Greenville S.C. We decided to stop in Greenville for lunch so we could finally all get to the infamous Christmas Tree Shoppe Because every Blogger has either been or has heard about the place.... |
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| Greenville is a fabulous little town with a great Main Street....where there are shops and tons of places to eat and it's just plain pretty.... |
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| Here is the "head instigator" off all things Trouble... Joyce...of ex-blog "Flour Power"..... |
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| Our cute little waiter.....3rd day on the job.... He'll never be the same... |
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| It was Cheri's birthday so here she is taking off her ring....she will put it around the candle on her cake and "Make a Wish"... |
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| Better known as The Two Lucys!! |
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| We laughed for two days straight.... |
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| The Gang.... Rose...Cheri....Linda and Joyce... |
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| The beautiful Greenville Falls.... |
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| A walk over the "Liberty Bridge" a Cantilevered curved bridge right in Downtown Greenville.... that rocks when you walk across it.... I stayed on one end and took pictures... |
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| Linda looking like all she needed was a stripper pole!! |
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| A talented young man playing his Guitar in the afternoon sun... |
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| Shopping in the "Mast General Store" I decided to find my inner "Housewives of Beverly Hills" persona... |
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Lisa Rinna....eat your heart out! |
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This is for our friend "Cuisine Kathleen"..... We finally got Joyce to the CTS! |
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| Not saying that the CTS sells crap.... Here is a frog lawn ornament holding a Camera... After some shopping.... we headed on to Asheville.... |
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| Where I promptly made a scene by having the cooler filled with ice and water fall off of the luggage cart all over the lobby carpet... In my defense....Cheri was pulling the Cart Waaaaay Too Fast....LOL |
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| After a short rest we headed out for dinner at Cedric's at the Biltmore.... |
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| Unfortunately this Shepard's Pie Looked better then it tasted... The ground lamb tasted like a jar of Baby Food....not a good thing... and I would hate to tell you what that little dish cost... |
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| Another birthday dessert for Miss Cheri... |
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| After dinner I decided to further make an A$$ out of myself by trying to ride Cedric.... Mr. Vanderbilt's beloved Dog... |
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| Linda sat on Cedric more lady like.... |
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| Next Morning! We took the shuttle to the Estate... We felt like we were at Downton.... We were so excited.... |
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| Beautiful and grand from the outside we could only imagine what the inside would be like... |
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| Joyce even wore her favorite "Downton-esque" Hat.... And then we got the bad news... "No Photo's Allowed" Are you kidding me.... 45 gorgeous Downton Abbey Costumes..... And I can't take pictures.... |
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| You can't tell me I can't take a picture.... Granted it's of Rose and she's not in Costume But it's a picture! we snuck this while wandering through the 3rd floor hallway... |
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| After the house tour we got back in the car and drove around the grounds |
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| It was very beautiful even though it's still March It must be spectacular in the Spring and Summer... |
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| Inside the Greenhouse.... |
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| I spotted this adorable little girl.... |
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| With her adorable little Converse Sneakers... |
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| The smell of the Orchids were intoxicating... |
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| We re-named this the "Hot Flash House"... |
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| It was getting time for lunch and after not being impressed with dinner the night before we cancelled Our High Tea reservation when we found out that it was at the Hotel and not the Estate....so we drove in to Downtown Asheville..... not being overly impressed with that either.....we all opted to drive back down to Greenville... |
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| Where we stopped at my Favorite place to eat... "Grill Marks"... The girls all agreed it was the best burger they Have ever eaten..... |
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| They have the best sweet potato fries with an Orange dipping sauce.... We did a little more shopping... We all found goodies at the Tea and Spice Shoppe... A stop back at the Mast General Store found Us All bringing home their famous Mice....and then we were on the road back to The ATL..... Where we all decided it was two of the best days we have spent in a long time... How often can you say you laughed for 48 hours straight.... and in closing... always remember this.... |
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| Amen to that..... |
14 comments:
OMG Sue, it was a great 2 days and the stories and laughing...well what can I say when your with "The Real Real Housewives of Atl." Couldn't have went with a better bunch of gals.
Again, jealous. Maybe Marietta should be on our list of places to consider for retirement.
I am still smiling! It was the best time 5 crazy ladies ever had! I almost spit out my water when I saw my 'stripper' photo. I am a wild and crazy gal! You have great photos of us all having a wonderful time. I can't wait for our next 'Hot Mess Express' trip, but I still need some recovery time from this one!
hugs,
Linda
Looks like you had a great time!
You all seemed to be having a good time, wish I lived near you so I could join your "Hot Mess Express"
Your post is absolutely delightful!
You girls have way too much fun!! I do think you should lose the fake red lips, however!!! Would rather see your great smile. Take care, Sally
I enjoyed this virtual trip so much and I'm looking forward to my trip to Biltmore in April! Glad to hear the restaurant review for Cedric's as we were scheduled to eat there! I know about the photo ban but I will store up all those goodies in my head. Sounds like you all had a fabulous time! Linda
Looks like you all had a great time! I can believe there was laughter for 48 hours straight...
looks like a blast!! nothing better than a girl's getaway! I haven't visited the Biltmore since I was about 19. happy spring!!
Wow, you all know how to have fun! Makes me wish I lived nearby so I could join you.
It was so fun to read of all your adventures and go on the trip with you through pictures and stories. Believe me I can understand all that you are saying. The food looked good - the hotel nice - the estate fabulous - were the clothes cool? I bet those gals are tiny!
So glad you had a wonderful trip.
Sorry I missed all of the fun! Looks like you all had a ball.
What a great trip you had! I'm so disappointed that you could not photograph the costumes but the flowers and grounds are beautiful.
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