We arrived at our hotel in Asheville on Wednesday afternoon after a not so terrible car ride with Vivian. B had to work the registration table which left Vivy and I on our own for a couple of hours.
Since being cooped in the car, we explored the hotel. Little miss needed to stretch her legs and burn some energy off. Doubletree has a really nice garden terrace which Vivian loved. She played with the plants and splashed in their water fountain.
Our hotel room was on the main floor, thankfully. Better than having to use the elevator hauling all our stuff upstairs.
Vivian stopped every one that passed by us. They all had to say hello. She even stopped men dead in their tracks. What can I say, she's just adorable.
B finished up around 5 pm and we moseyed over to TGIF since it was attached to the hotel. I did not feel like getting back into the car finding somewhere to eat. Vivian had her some mac n' cheese. Something kind of heavy to fill her tummy for a good night sleep.
The next morning, Vivian and I went to the Arboretum since B had meetings starting at 8 am that lasted until the early afternoon. It was beautiful. We arrived around 8:30 am and stayed until a little after 10:30 am. Vivian was a happy camper running loose and exploring. The weather was perfect and you couldn't ask for a better view. We love gardens!
Vivian fell asleep in the car on our way back in the hotel. It was her nap time and little girl was exhausted. We stayed in the car while she napped for a little over an hour at the hotel parking lot. I wasn't going to move her from the car to our room.
Brian was finished around 1pm which meant lunch time. We drove across the street to Biltmore Village. The area is really cute. Great restaurants and shopping. We decided to grab something to eat at Village Wayside Bar & Grille. It was so good! I had the chicken gyro, Vivian had the pita pizza and B a burger. Very good.
After lunch we went to Biltmore and got our tickets for Antler Hill Village and Winery and to Biltmore House and Gardens. We went to Antler Hill on Thursday and to the house and gardens on Friday. So glad we were able to break it up in two days. The one thing we had to do was wait until 4 pm to go to Antler Hill in order to visit the house the next day. We got our tickets at 3 pm which meant we waited an hour to go in. It worked out fine. Vivian played with the flowers and acorns.
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| Tea party time! |
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| Petting farm. |
After an afternoon at Antler Village, we made our way back to Biltmore Village for dinner. We heard good things about The Cantina Fresh Mex and they were right. I got the shrimp pineapple tacos, B go the pulled pork tacos and Vivian got the egg and cheese tacos. Our waiter, Chris, was awesome! Why you ask. Well, after Vivian finished her dinner she wanted to walk around and play while we finished eating. She was having a great time playing at the empty table next to us. She came back over to me and got into my lap and started coughing. Then the next thing I know, she went all 'garbage pail kid' on me and started vomiting. It was horrible! All I could do was catch it with my hands which didn't do any good. Both of us were covered in yak! We were sitting at a middle table next to the booth seating in front of patrons who were enjoying their meal. B just sat there. I had to get him to go grab some napkins. Thankfully, Chris got some towels and he cleaned the floor. He wasn't bothered by the incident one bit. What an awesome guy! We bolted out of there quickly. I took Vivy to the car and stripped her down to her diaper. The smell was horrible! What a great way to end a wonderful day! The joys of parenting, ha!
Overall, day one was great. Stay tuned for day 2!
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