Travel – Page 19

Off to FCC

June 10, 2022

Last weekend Samantha, Maxwell, and I drove to Greenville, SC to take Maxwell to camp! The whole family was supposed to go but Spencer ended up having a baseball game so he and Robert had to stay home. This was my first time doing the drive on my own but it wasn’t bad at all – especially with Maxwell as my navigation assistant! The other hitch? I got a nail in my tire right before leaving! Uh oh!! Thankfully GJ’s car was still in Birmingham so we loaded that up and hit the road. We stopped for gas and somehow I got talked into these…

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Why not?!

We hit the town that night with friends and tried a pizza place that was really good called Barley’s. There was also a sports bar next door with a huge arcade room for the kids so it was a win all around! It’s so pretty in downtown Greenville on the river walk.

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Love this crazy crew!

That night I shared a bed with Samantha in the hotel and let’s just say it was not a quality night’s sleep! I was a little concerned about driving 5 hours the next day! But, we got up and going in time to make a Starbucks and McDonald’s stop on the way to Tuxedo, NC for drop off!

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It was a quick drop off. No nerves from Maxwell at all and the only goodbye wave I got was from the counselor! ha!

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I know he’s going to have the very best 3 weeks!

Skiing

April 12, 2022

On Sunday morning we took the kids down to ski school. None of us really knew what to expect – and when we arrived before 9:00 we also didn’t know it didn’t actually start until 10:00! That was ok though – it gave us plenty of time to get situated and get the kids where they needed to be.

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They were all in a group together with 3 other kids and an instructor named Spencer.

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They all seemed pretty excited and had no problem letting us leave. Phew!

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Robert and I then went back and got geared up for a fun day of skiing together!

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We hit up green runs all morning trying to find our ski legs again. Robert’s ski legs seem to come back much faster and easier than mine! ha! Robert spent the morning zooming down and then waiting on me to make my way down the mountain. He’s a good skier and a good sport!

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After lunch we were feeling pretty comfortable so went on a blue run. I promptly bit the dust 10 seconds into the run. But, I got back up, figured out what I needed to do and made it down. We then skied blues the rest of the day with no issues. I just needed a little time to get going! It was a pretty – and warm! – day. Temps were in the 50s and 60s and we were peeling out of layers all day. Also gotta love this goggle and helmet head!

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We picked up the kids that afternoon and they had all had the BEST day! They loved ski school and were so excited to show us what they had learned so we went down the bunny hill with us a few times to show off their new skills!

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I was so impressed with how quickly they picked it up! The most fun day for all!!

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We made it back to the hotel and hit up the hot tub…can’t beat it.

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We were tired…the best kind of worn out from all the fun tired…so ordered room service and called it a night! A great first day of skiing!

Spring Break

April 11, 2022

Two weeks ago we headed out on the most fun adventure for spring break. We took the kids to Deer Valley to go skiing for the first time! Robert skied a lot as a kid but I didn’t learn until I was in my 20s. Neither of us had been skiing since 2009 though. I really didn’t know what to expect but it turned out even better than I could have hoped! We got to Deer Valley on Saturday and were very, very pleased with our accommodations! We stayed at the new Residences at the Goldener Hirsch and our condo was so nice!

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I loved having a cool, modern place to stay – with an awesome hotel bed! It was perfect having a full kitchen, living room, and a washer and dryer.

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This really good avocado toast they had for breakfast sure was nice too!

We stayed in Silver Lake Village which is mid-mountain. We did have to get down to the bottom of the mountain for ski school but it was pretty easy. The first day we took a car down but on day 2 we took the lift and skied down! Sunday was our first day of skiing and the ski butler brought all of the gear to the hotel – so easy!

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Tiny skier ready to go!

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Ski school and more to come tomorrow!

More Lake

March 2, 2022

Some of our other besties were staying in another lake house down the road so we met up with them on Sunday night for dinner and more smores! These crazy boys might have decided to skinny dip in the freezing lake!!

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Crazy but cute!

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The girls took up the freezing lake water challenge as well but smartly decided to wear their bathing suits…

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Afterward they rinsed off in the shower with their “shower caps” on! Silly girls!

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It was a really fun weekend with a really fun crew!

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The Lake

March 1, 2022

We stayed at the lake with some friends over President’s Day weekend and had so much fun – robotics competition included! We started off a little rough with Samantha and some mud….

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