Lake Lure's Hidden Treasure

Nestled in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is the most beautiful Lake Lure.  This is the lake I grew up on and it will always hold a special place in my heart.  One of my favorite attractions to visit and show people when we go is the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge.  Once the original traffic bridge built in 1925, it closed to traffic and was turned into a beautiful landmark of flowers in 2011.

I love walking through all the flowers and seeing how they turned something old and historic into something new that adds such a beautiful touch to the town.

They have new additions all the time and they had added so many little Fairy houses and magical little extra touches.

They also added a little Secret Garden which I loved!  When I was younger I watched the movie and read the book, I wanted my own secret garden so bad!

So many cute planter accents.

 If you happen to be at the lake it is such a neat place to walk trough and check out.  

They also have a little cafe at the beginning of the bridge so you can get some coffee and pastries.

Trip to NC: wedding, lake and food!

We just recently got back from a trip to NC to attend the wedding of Kyle's cousin (pretty much sister) we also decided to go to the lake and make a mini vacation out of it.

Free Tea Day happened to fall on the day we were driving out so we stopped and picked one up.  McAlister's tea is my favorite!

We got to NC around 9 that night and then made a trip to Cracker Barrel for breakfast.  I pretty much always get the Fresh Start breakfast, that blueberry muffin y'all!

I had the honor of being a bridesmaid in Kyle's cousin's wedding so we attended the rehearsal dinner.  I was off my game and didn't get a picture of our dinner but it was delicious!  I had pest chicken and green beans, salad, mashed potatoes and the biggest slice of coconut cake I have ever seen in my life!

I spent the night with the bridesmaids and we talked, hung out and discussed marriage.  I didn't know any of the other girls going into the wedding but they were so sweet and inviting I had such a great time getting to know them.

Wedding day started with a Starbucks run to get the bride some coffee and then on to getting ready for the big day!

Photo by Jessica Gardner

Photo by Jessica Gardner

Photo by Jessica Gardner

Photo by Jessica Gardner

Photo by Jessica Gardner

Photo by Jessica Gardner

Such a beautiful and sweet wedding.  I was blessed to be apart of the special day.  We had such a great time seeing family and friends and making new friends.

After the wedding we started the next day with a drive to the lake, but first we stopped at my favorite bagel spot.  Bruegger's Bagels is my absolute favorite.  I got a cinnamon sugar bagel with cream cheese and they also had coconut coffee for summer which they should make a thing year round because it was AMAZING!!

I have been coming to Lake Lure since I was a baby, my grandparents have a house on the lake and I have been so blessed to be able to grow up at this lake.  Fun fact, Dirty Dancing and The Last of the Mohicans were both filmed here.

Not a lot better than starting the day off with coffee by the lake.

 

There was a little family of ducks that would swim up to the dock a couple times a day and we would feed them.

Such a beautiful lake, the mountains are my favorite!

My family also got to come up for the day and it was so great to see my parents and sisters, just missed the brother.  We went on boat rides, floated around and hung out.

Here's a picture of my grandparents' house...just kidding this is the castle on the lake.  It is so gorgeous and I would love to see what it looks like inside.

We only had one rainstorm but it left us with the most beautiful sunset.

We had such a great trip, it is always nice to get back to NC and see our families.

Lake Lure Weekend Getaway

My husband and I had a chance to go to Lake Lure about a week before our move.  This was such a blessing and a chance to de-stress and spend time with family.  My grandpa has a house on the lake (that we are SO lucky to be able to use) and we try to go at least once a year.  I love the lake, swimming, floating, boat rides, morning coffee on the boat house...and all the memories wrapped up there.  

Here are some pictures from our trip:

Of course we had to stop in my favorite store in the area.  They have a big warehouse where they have huge boxes of pillows, home decor, blankets, etc that are so cheap!  I got an armful of pillows and other bits and bobs.  (The pillows were $5 or less!)

I have always wanted to stop at the Flowering Bridge and this trip I made sure we did.  It is a small thing but such a neat addition to the town.  The bridge used to be the main bridge and then they built a bigger one.  The community then turned it into a mini garden.  

Loved being able to spend time with my sweet Momma.  

and my husband :)

So relaxing, and look at those mountains! 

My husband is an adrenaline junkie and he got his tubing fix.  

Beautiful area where they do weddings.  

Look familiar to anyone?  This is the scene of the Dirty Dancing camp location.  They tore the building down years ago but the stairs where Baby carried the watermelon are sill there.  You can see them to the right going up the hill if you look hard.  

So this is my Grandpa's house...just kidding.  This the the castle on the lake.  Is it not amazing??  

And that's our trip.  Loved being able to relax and enjoy time together.