{"id":16087,"date":"2019-05-06T18:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=16087"},"modified":"2019-05-06T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:56:55","slug":"asheville-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/06\/asheville-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Asheville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blake came down for the weekend so we could head to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unca.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNC Asheville<\/a>, a school that he had been accepted to but had never visited.<\/p>\n<p>Blake fell in love with Asheville back when we <a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/29\/asheville\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visited back in 2017<\/a>.  He flew in from Ohio and we packed up the car and drove the 3.5 hours to the mountains. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3u93UmDIRLu59F3AghrARA-e1557001607958-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16088\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we got to our hotel it had started to rain. Which it would continue to do for most of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D39E8CDA-5A30-4EF2-90F5-D22E63124493-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16089\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>We stayed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnihotels.com\/hotels\/asheville-grove-park\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Omni Grove Park Inn<\/a>. You can&#8217;s see in the picture but there are mountains behind Blake. The hotel is super old and has a wall showcasing all the famous people that have stayed there over the years. It had an amazing parlor area with live music and massive fireplaces. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_511f-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16092\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2791816F-D129-4B74-9216-EC2387F187B8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16093\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It poured, I mean like really poured when we toured the campus the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>After the UNC tour we went out and about to explore downtown Asheville. There are signs like this all over the place. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/66F9A26D-9FC5-4125-9DCA-0F7EF809055E-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/66F9A26D-9FC5-4125-9DCA-0F7EF809055E-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/66F9A26D-9FC5-4125-9DCA-0F7EF809055E-600x1067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/66F9A26D-9FC5-4125-9DCA-0F7EF809055E-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/66F9A26D-9FC5-4125-9DCA-0F7EF809055E-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/66F9A26D-9FC5-4125-9DCA-0F7EF809055E.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view from our room<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5120-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16097\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5121-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5121-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5121-600x1067.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5121-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5121-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5121.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait to go back to this place, so so amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5122-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16099\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5123-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5123-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5123-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5123-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5123-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F4790E6F-39A4-470E-94E4-214CA0081A85-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F4790E6F-39A4-470E-94E4-214CA0081A85-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F4790E6F-39A4-470E-94E4-214CA0081A85-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F4790E6F-39A4-470E-94E4-214CA0081A85-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F4790E6F-39A4-470E-94E4-214CA0081A85-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was so happy that it stopped raining and we could walk around and explore- inside of this place is the spa, we snuck in and walked around but couldn&#8217;t get to the cool underground pool, maybe next time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5124-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16102\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5125-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5125-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5125-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5125-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5125-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Grove-Park-Inn-spa-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16104\" \/><\/p>\n<p>F. Scott Fitzgerald stayed at the hotel for 2 years while his wife was in a nearby hospital. They had some of his stuff. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hw6pzzc6TOCsfvVAbaki4w-e1557166722844-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Breakfast with this dude. He bought a UNC tracksuit at a thrift store because it was chilly and EVERYONE was staring at him. He&#8217;s 6&#8217;4&#8243; so we are thinking people probably thought he was a basketball player. LOL.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/fullsizeoutput_5126-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16106\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We went back home and the family went over to Durham for dinner. Durham is so cool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4D9677AB-33FC-48F9-BD66-84DFA720620E-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16108\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/07EAC977-FAB0-469E-A290-153C8D82A147-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/07EAC977-FAB0-469E-A290-153C8D82A147-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/07EAC977-FAB0-469E-A290-153C8D82A147-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/07EAC977-FAB0-469E-A290-153C8D82A147-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/07EAC977-FAB0-469E-A290-153C8D82A147-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bPxJ2ZZISpGCg7kifLCMsA-e1557168518949-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bPxJ2ZZISpGCg7kifLCMsA-e1557168518949-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bPxJ2ZZISpGCg7kifLCMsA-e1557168518949-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bPxJ2ZZISpGCg7kifLCMsA-e1557168518949-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bPxJ2ZZISpGCg7kifLCMsA-e1557168518949-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blake flew back to Ohio the next day. It was a great weekend with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake came down for the weekend so we could head to check out UNC Asheville, a school that he had been accepted to but had never visited. Blake fell in love with Asheville back when we visited back in 2017. He flew in from Ohio and we packed up the car and drove the 3.5 hours to the mountains. When we got to our hotel it had started to rain. Which it would continue to do for most of the weekend. We stayed at the Omni Grove Park Inn. You can&#8217;s see in the picture but there are mountains behind Blake. The hotel is super old and has a wall showcasing all the famous people that have stayed there over the years. It had an amazing parlor area with live music and massive fireplaces. It poured, I mean like really poured when we toured the campus the next morning. After the UNC tour we went out and about to explore downtown Asheville. There are signs like this all over the place. \ud83d\ude42 The view from our room I can&#8217;t wait to go back to this place, so so amazing. I was so happy that it stopped raining and we could walk around and explore- inside of this place is the spa, we snuck in and walked around but couldn&#8217;t get to the cool underground pool, maybe next time. F. Scott Fitzgerald stayed at the hotel for 2 years while his wife was in a nearby hospital. They had some of his stuff. Breakfast with this dude. He bought a UNC tracksuit at a thrift store because it was chilly and EVERYONE was staring at him. He&#8217;s 6&#8217;4&#8243; so we are thinking people probably thought he was a basketball player. LOL. We went back home and the family went over to Durham for dinner. Durham is so cool. Blake flew back to Ohio the next day. It was a great weekend with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-travel","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2791816F-D129-4B74-9216-EC2387F187B8-e1557161964514.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16087"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16112,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16087\/revisions\/16112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}