I’m wiped out so here’s a basic rundown of the weekend:

a.)  Cristin still wants kids after being with Lily and Arden for two days. She ran them around, swam with them, took them to the Children’s Museum, and generally catered to their whims.  They nearly burst into tears when we picked them up - they would have stayed forever. 

b.)  We had our first “vacation” away from the girls in three years.  Sad, but very true.  So it was heavenly, not to mention the mountains near Asheville are one of my favorite places in the world.  Whenever I am there, I feel like I’m home, which is stupid because I was born and raised in Michigan.  Whatever.  It’s the way I feel.  I even priced out houses for when Mike retires.  I like to plan ahead. 

c.)  I couldn’t get into the spa, which is a bit sad, but my own fault for not booking in advance.  That being said, I got to spend some much needed quality time with Mike and we did lots of fun things, like walking, shopping, and looking at landscaping - something we are both geeked out about.  We even got to see a smattering of street performers, something Richmond doesn’t cater to, including one particularly freaked-out fiddler who moved like Lord of the Dance on X and played like Willie Nelson.  Awesome!

And some pictures: