We did some holiday and personal shopping at the outlet mall in Pigeon Forge on Friday. Matt got some fancy duds to wear while he does his student teaching. He dressed up in some of them this week, and I have to say, “My husband is Hot!” We topped the day off with dinner at the Apple Barn. We ate till we were stuffed. Then we headed on to Asheville on Saturday.
It was bitterly cold when we woke up on Saturday, but we wrapped up well. I didn’t feel really well on Saturday, 
but it didn’t slow us down too much. We began the Biltmore trip by going to the Winery and the Farm. We showed up at just the right time, because there was no line at the Winery we headed right in. We toured, I wine tasted, and then we bought ourselves some goodies. I got a bottle of their specialty Christmas wine. The art on the bottle was a gorgeous print of the house covered with snow. I’m going to have to figure out a way to save it.
Next we went to the Farm and looked around at all the antique farm equipment. Matt and I watched a really talented Blacksmith put on a demonstration that we really enjoyed. He made a leaf and he also played the anvil. I had no idea that an anvil would ring like bells. We also played with the animals at the little petting zoo they had.
That evening we went on the Christmas Candlelight tour of the Biltmore
. (below is a link, with a little video you can watch about the tour if you want. It will be on the right hand side of the page) It was absolutely beautiful. They had all the fireplaces lit, and there were elaborate Christmas trees and decorations in all the rooms.
We went back to the Biltmore on Sunday to walk the gardens, visit the conservatory and take another tour. The extra tour had a guide and was really informative. It was worth every penny. Matt and I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned more about the house and its history. The weather on Sunday was much warmer and I felt a lot better. Our tour included some rooms that are still being restored and will be open to the public in April of 2009. It also took us to part of the roof top and two balconies. We did a
final lap around the main floor of the house before leaving to see the rooms in the daylight. We did notice things we had missed the night before, but the dramatic effect of the crackling fire was definitely missed.
I had a wonderful birthday trip and we really did have some great husband and wife time. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
Matt and Shelby
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