As we just got back from our trip and had a nine and half hour drive my post won’t be that long today, I do have plenty of things I was to discuss in my next few blog posts but I want to give them more time and energy then I have at the moment.Read More
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The Quest to Enjoy and Relax on The Last Day of Our Adventure
When I think back on the last few days it feels like we didn’t do a lot but in retrospect, that is what we enjoy about being at the Biltmore Estate. It’s not about doing all the things but about enjoying the magnificent landscapes, the crisp mountain air, and the smells of nature all aroundRead More
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The Quest to Enjoy the Freshly Fallen Snow
The snow started coming down at 5 am this morning and slowly picked up in the next couple of hours. As we watched the sunrise while enjoying a cup of coffee we marveled at how white everything was. We didn’t realize just how much it snowed until we made it outside and see the nearbyRead More
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The Quest to Weather the Winter Storm
After I spent the last couple of weeks keeping an eye out for the weather forecast in Ashville, NC I was resigned to the fact that snow was not in the cards for our annual Biltmore trip. But then this morning we were alerted to a Winter Storm warning and it seems our prayers hadRead More
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The Quest to Start the New Year With an Adventure
After a nine and half hour journey, we arrived at our destination to visit the illustrious kingdom of Biltmore in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It is a refreshing change to be starting the new year with an adventure. My husband and I always make an annual pilgrimage to the Biltmore but theRead More
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The Quest to Look Back On My Journey Thus Far
I started my Happiness journey back in 2018 and it has taken on many shapes and forms since then, 2019 I thought my journey was over and that I was a much happier person only to find that the demons I worked so hard to obliterate had slowly crept back into my life. The battlesRead More
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The Quest to Wrap Up My Current Hero’s Journal
I knew this was going to happen, I have been filling out the Hero’s Journal on a daily basis since January 1st of this year and I knew there was a possibility that if I stuck to a daily journal entry that it would not end right on the last day of the year. EachRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Be Ever Vigilant
Today was stressful, after almost two years of being very careful one of our moms was starting to show possible symptoms of COVID, both our moms are high risk which is why we have tried to be very careful where they are concerned. Even when my hubby and I had COVID we stayed away fromRead More
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The Quest to Find a Warm and Welcoming Hearth
One of my favorite things that bring me happiness and joy is a fireplace, not an electric one or even one on the TV screen but a real wood-burning fireplace. One of my favorite things, when we visit the Biltmore, is sitting by the fireplace in the lobby or the beautiful fireplace in the DiningRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Watch All My Favorite Christmas Movies
One of the things that I love the most about this time of year is watching Christmas movies, I usually start towards the end of November and work my way through them until the end of December but since I am really feeling the Christmas spirit this year I think I’m going to keep watchingRead More