For Father's Day, the children and I purchased two tickets for Alison Krauss and Union Station for Todd. He loves them. They were to perform at the Biltmore Summer Concert Series and there is no better venue in the country that I have seen. Todd decided to stay a second night so we could extend the weekend and hang out. My mom came and stayed with the children in Charlotte so they could hang out with their friends.
The weather was wonderfully cook after weeks of excessive heat in Charlotte and Texas. The music was splendid. The dinners and meals we shared were great. We walked along the streets of Asheville with no particular agenda or destination, taking pictures and stopping wherever we felt like it.
It was such a pleasure to know the children were safe and happy, and Todd and I had no obligations to anyone but each other and ourselves. We love Asheville and always seem to relax when we are there, regardless of which hotel. Despite a few mistaken glances at work email on my iPhone, we stayed true to the plan. We stopped at the Wine Bar on Walnut, checked out the murals and graffiti in the alleys, stayed at the Blue Indigo, and found a new wine bar in a bookstore that is just great. (Yes, Wine was a theme)
I am so lucky that I have a husband that knows how important it is to preserve the marriage that started the family. As the children grow, mature and seek independence, I am glad that when they spread their winds and fly, Todd will be watching them right beside me. And then he will head back inside to look up the next weekend when we can get away and go somewhere fun.
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