Lucky Me

This time last year

we were on an amazing 

month long camping trip

and now we are planning a wedding

It just keeps getting better and better...

remember?

Remember when I left my job and went camping for a whole month?

Today someone was BBQ-ing outside

and the smell reminded me of our month long adventure.

I wonder what it would take to talk Abbie into doing it again...

I'm a survivor!

I did it.

I lasted 3 weeks camping.

Or should I say WE lasted 3 whole weeks camping.

What I will miss about camping...

Campfires

Waterfalls

Friendly wild animals

Not wearing makeup

Beautiful sunsets

being disconnected with the rest of the world

one on one time with my man

Things I won't miss about camping

Sleeping on the ground

Having dinner at 4pm

Being away from my babies

Freezing cold nights

my fear of large mean animals

All in all- this was an amazing experience and I'm so happy that we took the time to make this happen.

Now it's back to the real world...

I would hike 500 miles

Our last day in Ash Grove Abbie and I went for a 6 mile hike.

3 miles up a mountain

I have never in my life felt so completely out of shape.

But getting to the top was so completely worth it.

These pictures can't capture a 1/10 of its beauty.

You also can't tell what an incredible slope we are on.

One slip and we would have been goners.

With this being our last night of camping we decided to have a little celebration

with champagne, cheese and crackers

(that's how campers celebrate right?)

Ashley in Asheville

Along with Charleston, another city I have been dying to see is Asheville.

We arrived in time to see the Asheville holiday parade.

Once again- I fell in LOVE with this city

(this is how I would rule Ash (ley) ville)

Asheville is full of these cute little art galleries will art from locals. Super fun and funky town.

Stopped for an almond milk latte

and later had a veggie burrito with some Asheville Brew

Then we ended the perfect day with another camp side fire

Exploring Ash Grove

Day 2 in Ash Grove

Woke up with all of our water frozen and frost on the ground

(these pictures were taken at 9am btw- still cold out)

Ash Grove is located in Brevard, NC.

There are a ton of waterfalls around so we decided to do a little hiking and exploring

We started at the campsite's waterfall

(lame)

Then we moved on to bigger and better.

The pictures really speak for themselves.

Hooker Falls

Triple Falls

High Falls