Where We Rented

The house we rented is 2 floors and a loft. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and gas fireplaces in every bedroom. The kitchen is awesome, the livingroom great, the bedrooms decorated perfectly. (And all for an incredibly affordable price (literally cannot believe it still). Thank you AirBnB!

Also to note, the house is SO high up the mountain, there is no one around us, there is a moderately loud stream that runs by, rhododendrons gone wild, songbirds at every corner and a beautiful view of the mountains. (If it looks tilted...it wasn't. Don't worry)

  

  

  

  

The two pictures with me are demonstrating the super steep hills that are the intersection of the "driveway." It was, to say the least, an adventure getting into the driveway for the first time. Down the bluff in the last 2 pictures is a healthy, full stream that bubbled by. Very pleasant sound.

And I'm on the second floor porch where I'll be writing most of my posts! 

Above the Misty Mountains

The sheer grandiosity of the house we rented has seemingly put me into a shocked state that first caused massive anxiety coupled with a constant state of awe, then relaxment, then intertwined anxiety, ending with a constricting feeling in my chest as I sit in bed contemplating sleeping or reading more of my book. I love it here! But I do not love this feeling. 

I have a couple theories that either individually or combined must be the root of my shocked, overwhelmed state in the face of excitement and happiness. 

1st: I haven’t traveled anywhere NEW in 5+ years, so I’m experiencing a truly awesome and unbelievably cool place and I don’t know how to manage. 

2nd: I can’t recall ever staying in a mountain home THIS FAR UP a mountain. If I ever did, I was too young to remember. But the treacherous cliffs around this type of house is not one you’d take your kids around. 

3rd: This is Will’s and my first time renting a place for ourselves to stay for a week. I still can’t believe I found this amazing place!