Biltmore Trip

This Sunday Nathan and I decided to take a day trip up to The Biltmore Estate in Asheville. We were going to do something last weekend when he had the weekend off, but the weather was crappy and we hoped that maybe Brandon and Amber would be able to come if we postponed it a week. Well as it turned out they weren't able to come b/c Brandon wasn't able to get the day off of work, but it was alright b/c it was beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. Nathan had never been before and I knew he would really like to see the house and the grounds b/c it's so pretty there. I had never been to the winery and really wanted to walk around there for a little bit. Well we had reservations to enter the house at 12pm, so we got up early and left the house about 9:30am making it to asheville around 11:30ish. When we got to the house we quickly got on the shuttle and headed to the house. When we arrived we got to see how beautiful the landscaping was and were amazed at the size of the place! It was just as i remembered. We still had a little bit of time to kill before we could enter the house so we walked around the gift shop for a little bit and looked at things there. After that we toured the house and got to see lots of really cool things. It was so neat and I couldn't imagine growing up there. I kept thinking how it would take me 20 minutes or so to find the dining room every day. I could just imagine getting lost and needing a cell phone to find anybody else in the house b/c it's so large! After we walked around and toured the house, we decided to check out the gardens and walk around there. It wasn't as beautiful as it would have been if it was spring or summer (mostly b/c everything was dead, since it was winter) but it was still really pretty to see the trails and plants they had out. They had these really weird trees that grew upward like a pitch fork, it was really weird, but also really cool. And we walked through the conservatory and saw all the exotic plants and trees. It was really nice in there. After that we proceeded to walk down to the boat house and follow the path. After we got to the boat house we headed back to the house to catch the shuttle back to the car so we could make our way to the winery and antler village. Once we got to antler village we were so hungry we decided to stop in to a place called Cedric's cafe where we both ordered cheeseburgers and had a restful and delicious lunch. After lunch we made our way over to the winery and walked around there and I even sampled some wine...which was terrible and I found out I'm so NOT a wine drinker...unless it's sangria, and then it's not so bad.

After we finished up there we headed back to the car to make our way home. It was about a 2 hours drive home and once home I was exhausted! We came in and found Jayden (we left him with grandma while we went for the day), and rested up before enjoying some delicious pizza. After that we watched PAranormal Activity 3, and then half of The Hangover Part 2. After that I was in a bad mood from having dealt with trying to get Jayden back to sleep, that I said goodnight to Nathan and went to bed. He stayed up awhile longer and hung out in the theater room and putsed around on my computer for awhile before finally heading to sleep.

The next morning we got up and spent some time with little man before daddy had to go to work. After saying goodbye to him, Jayden and I came back inside and hung out and watched some TV. The rest of that day was pretty uneventful until night came and Jayden wouldn't go to sleep again and I got so upset I was crying b/c I couldn't figure out how to make him calm down and kept feeling like a bad mom b/c I was so sleepy and didn't want to mess with him anymore and didn't want to leave him to cry, but didn't know what else to do. I eventually got him calmed down and asleep by feeding him a bottle and he slept really good, Thankfully, b/c I had reached my breaking point, and finally broke down and cried myself to sleep b/c I felt so terrible.

This morning was a new day and do far he has been okay. We started him on a new routine, and I think it's working a lot better than the old one. We are feeding him 6oz every 4 hours, and the last two feedings of the night, we are adding some rice cereal to his bottle in order to keep him satisfied for longer. He is now as cute as can be and napping in his bouncer. He just dozed off so I will leave him rest for a little while before stirring him up to change and feed him for the last time before bed. I love him so much and, although at times i don't what i'm going to do, he is such a joy to have in my life. He is making me stronger every day and I'm so happy he's here. He's just so cute and lovable, idk how anybody could say differently. :)

I'm still very anxious to get out of this house and into a place with Nathan, but I know that will come when the time is right. Speaking of Nathan, I have been racking my brain and trying to figure out what I'm going to get him for Valentine's day. I have his birthday present all figured out and picked out already, but that's not until May...Valentine's is 14 days away and I have no clue what i'm going to do, but I hope i can think of something soon. I have one idea, but it's kind of stupid so idk if i will do that..Last year I got him a red dragon egg with the dragon hatching out of it and i think he liked that, but idk what to do. I was trying to think of something cool and my sister is getting her b/f a watch, but i did that for our anniversary on the 1st, so i'm not sure what i'll think of...but i know whatever it is, it's going to be great..or so i hope! lol! :)

Anyways, it's tuesday night, so you know what that means...all of my shows are on..glee, new girl, teen mom 2, switched at birth...it's the best night of the week, but that means that since it's 8:20pm I've got to get off of here and start watching them! :)

G'Night World!
<3 Sarah <3