My mom and I woke up on Saturday morning and headed to the spa. We had pedicures, facials and massages and just enjoyed a relaxing and beautiful day. September 12th is the anniversary of when my grandmother passed away, so we had a nice time talking about our memories of her and when we left our aromatherapy massages we knew, before asking, that we had both chosen to use Rose oil instead of the others.
The flowers on the grounds are incredible but I was hoping to find a rose to photograph in rememberance of our Rosalie. These beautiful yellow roses sat in a vase in the parlor room of the mansion and seemed like the only choice for our daily picture. So, in honor of our Rosebud, I dedicate this picture to her. We miss you and will forever hold you close in our lives and in our hearts.
This is the side entrance of the mansion where we stayed. There are 6 guest rooms upstairs with a dining room downstairs in addition to the parlor room and den. Off of the parlor room is this incredible porch with a perfect view of Grandfather Mountain. We enjoyed drinking our wine our here in the evening before dinner. What a slice of heaven!
This is the other view from the top of the mountain.
The flowers on the grounds were in full bloom. I did nothing to alter the color of this flower in the picture below...I thought it was beautiful in person and I could not have been happier with how it comes through in this photo.
It was tough to capture the sky as we were heading in to dinner, but here is my best shot.
An after dinner shot of me and mom!
The chandeliers in the foyer were so gorgeous at night.
While I was falling more in love with photography on top of a mountain, Tyler was enjoying one of the weekends biggest college football events...the USC at Ohio State football game. He even wore a sweater vest for the big occasion :) He said the day was great, from the tailgating through the game, and even though the Buckeyes couldn't hold on for a win, it was a great game to be at.
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