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How often do you invite people over for dinner and the first thing they normally ask is.... "What can I bring"..... If your a cook like me you will usually have a menu all Planned from soup to nuts... And you really don't need something that might not Go with what your cooking... Of Course The one exception would be Cook Outs....and Southern BBQ's.... Who wouldn't  always welcome some one's special Potato Salad....Cole Slaw or Baked Beans.... or even a simple dessert.... I find that people... when told "Don't bring a thing....just your appetite" come with long time favorites Flowers.....Or Candy.... But.... then you will hear "Don't bring flowers as a Hostess Gift".... The Hostess has to stop what she's doing to put the Flowers in water and it seems nobody likes to do that... I'm the exception as I love any kind of flowers and would welcome them with open arms... Candy is another iffy item with everyone seeming to be...

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.... 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"..... 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! 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 h...