My husband and I got away to the mountains for a few days. It was sunny and nice when we left Charleston, SC – we stopped at a wonderful little place in Saluda, NC for lunch and I noticed a Severe Weather Statement appear on my phone. I tapped on it, 3-5″ of snow possible in elevations over 3,500′. Well…

We were headed to 5,000′ and boy, was I ever excited at the prospect of seeing snow, it’s been years! We waited with anticipation and nothing… we had dinner and I peeked out the window and there was a light dusting. I checked the forecast on my watch: Precipitation 0% for the rest of the night. 💔 After dinner peeked out again and lo and behold it was snowing and an inch or so had fallen.

Some time in the middle of the night I had to take another peek. Oh! MORE SNOW! By morning there was 4″+ and it was still snowing and very chilly. What an adventure. Everyone stayed around the fire for the next day or so, it was the best time ever.

For those of you who aren’t sure where this is, this is The Swag in Waynesville, NC. Another place to check out if you’re bringing your children would be the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley (a sister property to The Swag) – it’s more geared towards families. Much more for them to do. Both are stunning locations with the best possible food ever. The attention to detail is out of this world. The views – they are truly breathtaking.

❄️ Until next time… PS/ yep, it’s Friday the 13th. Let’s make this a day of luck 🍀😉