Asheville. NC

Sorry that I was unable to write my blog sooner. My husband and I went to North Carolina this weekend to relax and get away. Our daughter was born nearly a year ago and we have not been able to have any alone time. We arrived in Marshall, NC where our cabin was located, we felt like we were stepping back in time to the 1930's. The town was very small, the buildings were very old and the was surround by a river.
Our day got off to a very rocky start, once we checked into the cabin we decided to go up to the hot tub. After about 30 minutes I dropped the lighter into the hot tub so Kevin (my husband) went down to the cabin to get another lighter. A few minutes later he returned with a puzzled look on his face and no lighter. We were locked out. At first I thought it was joke until I went to check for myself. I was so scared because we were in the middle of nowhere, keys, cellphones and clothes were in the cabin. I put what little clothes I were over my bathing suit back on and walked to the neighbors and asked for a cell phone. I quickly called my sister-in-law and begged for to call the owners so that they can unlock the door. 3 hours past, and still nobody had come to unlock the door. I was shivering for hours to the point of crying because it was 23 degrees I was wearing a wet clothes and a bathing suit. I finally walked to another neighbors house and asked if I could use his phone. The man was very nice, he invited me into his and I explained what happened. I called my sister-in-law again, by this point I was crying and shaking, she told me that there was a hide-a-key below the cabin. I ran to the cabin and quickly unlocked the door.
Saturday, we got up very early and left the cabin at around 10:00 am. We headed to Asheville which was 20 miles from where we were staying. The Biltmore Estate is located 6 miles from downtown Asheville and is called by some "the Castle of America". Once we arrived, I was speechless and I could hardly wait to walkin. Touring the house was breathtaking, there was so much Art and history behind every room and every floor in that house. Biltmore is all I think about now, while we were there I bought a book named "Lady on the Hill". So far I read 2 chapters and I can't wait to finish it.
If anyone has ever been to the Biltmore Estate you can understand my obsession with the history of the house and the Vanderbilt's.