During the pre-baby days of early August 2007, Nathaniel and I took a "babymoon" (vacation) to Linville Falls, NC. It was the last week before that have-to-stay-within-2-hours-of-the-hospital rule took affect, and although I was swollen and it was hot, we decided that 2 nights of camping with a day of hiking and driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway was the way to go for our last vacation without a child. We had a great time while we were there.
If you all remember, we didn't find out the gender during that first pregnancy and thus we had a difficult time picking out a name for him/her. That Sunday morning, we ventured into the town of Linville Falls and decided to try one of the local restaurants, specifically the Famous Louise's Rockhouse Restaurant. During our visit, we discussed the unique location, as three county lines (Avery, Burke, and McDowell counties) all join inside the building. We even picked at that time the names of Avery and Mitchell (Mitchell County being the next county over...) for possible child names. (I still like those names, but mom told me that there were 4 Averys in preschool last year, Mitchell turned into Marshal for this baby - but since it is a girl, we'll have to hang on to it for next time.) I also remember the beautiful rock fireplace, the delicious homemade jam, and the slow service we received there on that hot Sunday morning.
Fast forward 1 year and 2-1/2 months... it is yet again the last weekend that I can venture 2 hours away from the hospital, and we go camping again for the CGS Annual Field Trip. We camped in the same campground, which is in the town of Linville Falls. Again, we eat at Famous Louise's for dinner on Friday (in which we sat in the exact same table as our first visit), and then again on Sunday morning (we moved over 1 table for this visit).
This time, we ENJOYED the warm fireplace (it was cold out!) and the service was somewhat better, however Nathaniel's fish wasn't cooked enough when we ate there Friday night. We also took notice of the way some of the tables had names... like, for example, the LIAR'S TABLE which was next to us. This table was empty for our first two visits... but Sunday, Nov. 2nd, 2008, there was a group of old folks that walked in the door, nodded at the waitress, and sat at the table.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
LIAR'S TABLE - Part 1
During the pre-baby days of early August 2007, Nathaniel and I took a "babymoon" (vacation) to Linville Falls, NC. It was the last week before that have-to-stay-within-2-hours-of-the-hospital rule took affect, and although I was swollen and it was hot, we decided that 2 nights of camping with a day of hiking and driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway was the way to go for our last vacation without a child. We had a great time while we were there.
If you all remember, we didn't find out the gender during that first pregnancy and thus we had a difficult time picking out a name for him/her. That Sunday morning, we ventured into the town of Linville Falls and decided to try one of the local restaurants, specifically the Famous Louise's Rockhouse Restaurant. During our visit, we discussed the unique location, as three county lines (Avery, Burke, and McDowell counties) all join inside the building. We even picked at that time the names of Avery and Mitchell (Mitchell County being the next county over...) for possible child names. (I still like those names, but mom told me that there were 4 Averys in preschool last year, Mitchell turned into Marshal for this baby - but since it is a girl, we'll have to hang on to it for next time.) I also remember the beautiful rock fireplace, the delicious homemade jam, and the slow service we received there on that hot Sunday morning.
Fast forward 1 year and 2-1/2 months... it is yet again the last weekend that I can venture 2 hours away from the hospital, and we go camping again for the CGS Annual Field Trip. We camped in the same campground, which is in the town of Linville Falls. Again, we eat at Famous Louise's for dinner on Friday (in which we sat in the exact same table as our first visit), and then again on Sunday morning (we moved over 1 table for this visit).
This time, we ENJOYED the warm fireplace (it was cold out!) and the service was somewhat better, however Nathaniel's fish wasn't cooked enough when we ate there Friday night. We also took notice of the way some of the tables had names... like, for example, the LIAR'S TABLE which was next to us. This table was empty for our first two visits... but Sunday, Nov. 2nd, 2008, there was a group of old folks that walked in the door, nodded at the waitress, and sat at the table.
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