Back in July I received this email:
Well, you don't have to twist my arm too hard to get me on board! It seemed like such a long time away, July to October, but now it's come and gone and we had such a wonderful time. Blackberry Farm is located just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee in the Smokey Mountains.
The group consisted of my mother-in-law, Judy, sisters-in-law; Jennifer, Kattia, Annie, Lisa, Judy's two sisters, Nancy & Amy and Nancy's daughter, Sarah. 9 lovely ladies to spend a long weekend with out jobs, spouses, kids or responsibilities of any kind. My kind of vacation.
Here's a photo of all the girls!
The girls from Atlanta (the others flew in) drove up on Thursday, October 27th and we got there just in time for me to change my clothes and head over to the barn for a 2 hour horse ride with Amy. It was a perfect day for a ride and it was so much fun. I was, however, sore since I am not accustomed to riding a horse that was too big for me for 2 hours.
Me riding VW (Van Winkle)
By the time we got back to the house, it was time to shower and get ready for dinner. All dinners are served in The Barn and let me just say...the meals were a.maz.ing! Every single thing I ate was delicious and the presentation was fabulous! The only downside was that it took like 3 hours to eat dinner and that was a bit long.
Our house:
Our bedroom:
The Dinner Barn
Friday six of us were scheduled to go kayaking but the weather was 100% chance of rain and it was cold! As luck would have it, they canceled the kayaking trip and we were all able to get a spa treatment booked. I chose a facial and it was seriously the best facial I ever had. She even brushed out my hair as I was laying there.
One of the special perks of Blackberry Farm was the ride service. All we had to do was call and say we needed a car brought around to pick us up and shortly a black Lexus SUV would be there to take us where we needed to go. I wish that service carried over to my real life.
The sweet ride:
It seemed as though we were eating non-stop at BBF! Lunch & breakfast were served in another house and it was fun to try all their amazing food.
Lunching:
Friday was also our photography day. We hired a professional photographer to take our photos as a group for Judy's birthday gift. The hard part of course was the weather but we managed a few good photos.
On Saturday, we all went to yoga, a first for me, and it was fun. We then walked over to eat breakfast, again! Jennifer, Kattia, Annie and I then took the golf cart to the trail head and we hiked for about an hour which was really nice. Afterward, I met up with Sarah and we toured the grounds in the golf cart and it was amazing! It is such a beautiful place. We came home to find a bird stuck in our house and that was exciting!
Hiking:
Bird incident:
For dinner that night, it was Judy's birthday celebration dinner and we had all gone in on a special necklace made with charms we each chose and it was all put together by Amy & Nancy. It was an emotional dinner and we had a wonderful time talking and reminiscing. It was sad to know that it was our last night of heaven.
Dinner Celebration:
It was such an amazing and fun trip and it was all thanks to Judy who wanted to spend time with the women in her life. What a wonderful time!
These photos don't do Blackberry Farm justice but there are so many to share:
okay...
i want a daughter trip. i think this is the place! who is available to come either oct 20/21/22, or oct 27/28/29. look up the place...it is wonderful. spa, hiking wonderful food. if there are enough, i can rent the 4 bedroom house. let me know. lots of birthdays for us this time of the year.
love, j
i want a daughter trip. i think this is the place! who is available to come either oct 20/21/22, or oct 27/28/29. look up the place...it is wonderful. spa, hiking wonderful food. if there are enough, i can rent the 4 bedroom house. let me know. lots of birthdays for us this time of the year.
love, j
Well, you don't have to twist my arm too hard to get me on board! It seemed like such a long time away, July to October, but now it's come and gone and we had such a wonderful time. Blackberry Farm is located just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee in the Smokey Mountains.
The group consisted of my mother-in-law, Judy, sisters-in-law; Jennifer, Kattia, Annie, Lisa, Judy's two sisters, Nancy & Amy and Nancy's daughter, Sarah. 9 lovely ladies to spend a long weekend with out jobs, spouses, kids or responsibilities of any kind. My kind of vacation.
Here's a photo of all the girls!
The girls from Atlanta (the others flew in) drove up on Thursday, October 27th and we got there just in time for me to change my clothes and head over to the barn for a 2 hour horse ride with Amy. It was a perfect day for a ride and it was so much fun. I was, however, sore since I am not accustomed to riding a horse that was too big for me for 2 hours.
Me riding VW (Van Winkle)
By the time we got back to the house, it was time to shower and get ready for dinner. All dinners are served in The Barn and let me just say...the meals were a.maz.ing! Every single thing I ate was delicious and the presentation was fabulous! The only downside was that it took like 3 hours to eat dinner and that was a bit long.
Our house:
Our bedroom:
The Dinner Barn
Friday six of us were scheduled to go kayaking but the weather was 100% chance of rain and it was cold! As luck would have it, they canceled the kayaking trip and we were all able to get a spa treatment booked. I chose a facial and it was seriously the best facial I ever had. She even brushed out my hair as I was laying there.
One of the special perks of Blackberry Farm was the ride service. All we had to do was call and say we needed a car brought around to pick us up and shortly a black Lexus SUV would be there to take us where we needed to go. I wish that service carried over to my real life.
The sweet ride:
It seemed as though we were eating non-stop at BBF! Lunch & breakfast were served in another house and it was fun to try all their amazing food.
Lunching:
Friday was also our photography day. We hired a professional photographer to take our photos as a group for Judy's birthday gift. The hard part of course was the weather but we managed a few good photos.
On Saturday, we all went to yoga, a first for me, and it was fun. We then walked over to eat breakfast, again! Jennifer, Kattia, Annie and I then took the golf cart to the trail head and we hiked for about an hour which was really nice. Afterward, I met up with Sarah and we toured the grounds in the golf cart and it was amazing! It is such a beautiful place. We came home to find a bird stuck in our house and that was exciting!
Hiking:
Bird incident:
For dinner that night, it was Judy's birthday celebration dinner and we had all gone in on a special necklace made with charms we each chose and it was all put together by Amy & Nancy. It was an emotional dinner and we had a wonderful time talking and reminiscing. It was sad to know that it was our last night of heaven.
Dinner Celebration:
It was such an amazing and fun trip and it was all thanks to Judy who wanted to spend time with the women in her life. What a wonderful time!
These photos don't do Blackberry Farm justice but there are so many to share:
It was such a magical weekend and a great opportunity to spend some quality time together having fun, resting and eating, eating, eating!!
1 comment:
Looks absolutely beautiful! What a great getaway.
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