A Positive Outlook

We headed up to Boone, NC today to begin our four night stay. The two hour drive was uneventful except for Ben's constant complaint that he didn't see any mountains (clearly false by the end of the trip; I think he was just being contrary because he was hungry).

The cabin we're renting, named A Positive Outlook, is beautiful! We settled in, took a little drive around town, did some grocery shopping, and grilled some hotdogs and hamburgers for dinner, and put Rebecca to bed. By the time all of that was completed it was 9pm, and yet Ben still insisted we should go check out the fire pit outside and see if we could get a fire going. We managed to accomplish a small one, after a while, since it was damp from an afternoon rain storm. But Ben got to toast some marshmallows, and was very happy -- until that is, I accidentally mentioned the B word (bears). All of a sudden he stood up and announced he was ready to go to bed! He says he'll be ready to do some s'mores around the camp fire tomorrow night, though. Hopefully by then he'll have forgotten about the B-E-A-R-S.

Tomorrow, provided we have good weather, we're going to check out Grandfather Mountain. But for now, below are some pictures of the cabin - enjoy!