Showing posts with label Tennessee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennessee. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2012

Our trip to Blackberry Farm

I have been so obsessed with getting ready for our move, that I have neglected to post!  I am so sorry, and promise to catch you up on some of the amazing things we have done this Spring!

To begin, we just returned from an AMAZING spring break.  We traveled to the beach with family in South Carolina, then to Blackberry Farm and on to Nashville.

In a previous post, I had mentioned booking the trip to Blackberry and promised pictures with details.  I am feeling a little guilty about the fact that I did not take a single picture of our food!  Not sure what I was thinking there?  Perhaps there were just too many beautiful things to capture.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Blackberry Farm through our lens.

 
Our room - the Nest Egg.  It was absolutely a beautiful space.



Heading to dinner at the barn.  The staff, the food and the service at dinner were the best I have ever experienced.
Perfect pansies in a windox box by the garden.

Checking out the seeds at the garden shed.


Playing with the "Truffle Puppies.



The horse stables.

The farm.

So beautiful.


Fresh honey with our tea.

The view from our lunch spot.




 

We absolutely loved being together as a family.  We were able to eat amazing meals, roast marshmallows under a star filled sky, play billiards, hike, fish, and just enjoy each others company. Would I go back? Yes, definitely yes. 

Friday, January 6, 2012

Planning A Trip To Tennessee

I feel very blessed, and constantly in awe of my children.  When I was their age, I wasn't half as bright or mature.  As a reward for achieving straight A's for the entire school year, our kids are able to pick a vacation spot....wherever they want and we all go.

This year our daughter picked...Tennessee. None of us have ever been there, so I had a lot of research to do. I stumbled upon Blackberry Farm, and it looks amazing!  At first I had a bit of sticker shock, until I dug into this fantastic place a little more.  The nightly rate includes meals and gratuities, in addition to being in such a beautiful place.  I am already dreaming about the food and wine experience.  To top it all off Blackberry Farm was awarded Travel + Leisure Magazine's “Number 1 Resort in the Continental U.S. and Canada” for 2011.  Truly impressive.  We plan to indulge in some of the additional equestrian and adventure activities with the kids while we are there.  Can't wait!

Here are a few of the pictures I have perused online:

Photo from Blount Today

Photo from Blackberry Farm
Photo from Blackberry Farm
Photo from Blackberry Farm


 

In addition to visiting the smokey mountains, we plan to visit Nashville and the Grand 'Ol Opry.  I am still trying to decide where to stay in Nashville. I am bouncing between: the Hermitage Hotel, The Renaissance or the Gaylord....any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I can't wait to write about our trip in the spring.