After a busy week, I was very thankful when Friday arrived! My friend Emily and I adventured to Bald Rock and Caesar's Head for the afternoon, which was amazing! Looking out over the hills was beautiful. Breathtaking.
On Friday night, I went to Katie and Chelsea's room. We made dinner (this Asian salad - it was actually really good!), and then Katie convinced me to go ice skating with them! RUF, a campus ministry was sponsoring it, and I am so glad I went. There were so many great people there, and it was really fun! It was only my third or fourth time ice skating in my life, but I sort of got the hang of it. Katie graciously skated with me (after she lied to me and Chelsea, saying she wasn't good at skating. That was a lie. She is a beautiful ice skater!), as did Julie. A number of the RAs from my prayer group were there, so we skated a lap together. That was funny.
The Whole Group
Anyway, that was really fun. Saturday morning came way to early, as we had Open House (sort of a pre-rush example of what rush is like). That was fun. Exhausting, but fun. Afterwards, I went back to my room, got in bed, talked to my parents on the phone, and took a short nap. I woke up and was thinking about going back to sleep when I heard these footsteps racing down the hall and then pounding at my door. I get up, open the door in a daze with a mattress mark on my face. Its Mary Grace, Kristin, and Morgan. They start screaming/babbling about these extra tickets to the Biltmore. I was really confused and then finally I understood.
Our student activities board had a raffle for tickets to the Biltmore in Asheville. You could get a pair of tickets for $40, a steal, especially at Christmastime. Julie had won tickets, and she and Mary Grace were going to go together, but then they both got asked by other people. Morgan and I really wanted to go, but Mary Grace and Julie had sort of already given their tickets to someone else. Morgan and I talked about ways to set Morgan up with someone, etc. but it didn't work out. But then, Morgan got a phone call yesterday saying that two people had backed out, so there were two extra tickets! Morgan took one, and she said she knew someone else who wanted to go, and so I got the other ticket!
After getting ready in about 15 minutes, we headed to the buses! Morgan and I were on the bus with Julie and Cole and Mary Grace and Dave, so that was fun. We got to have dinner there - it was so good! We took pictures, joked around, told stories, and then it was finally time to go to the actual Biltmore!
Walking in this huge house that I had heard so much about from Daddy, who loves the Biltmore, was so cool! All the rooms, all the architecture, all the art, all the history that was in that house! So cool. I loved walking through all the rooms. The downstairs was cool, but I loved the second story and the basement the best. It was neat to walk through all the bedrooms. Actually, I found "my" bedroom at the Biltmore. It had this beautiful fireplace, and I loved the fabrics that were used. The basement was incredible! The bowling alley, the swimming pool! I really wish I could have visited the Biltmore when the Vanderbilt family still lived there and had water in the swimming pool. I loved looking at the kitchen and servant's quarters as well. It was so interesting!
Anyway, after we wandered through the house, we headed outside, where we got the professional picture we had taken in front of one of the Christmas trees. We purposefully tried to make it funny and awkward, and we succeeded. We weren't going to buy it, but it was too good to pass up, so we all chipped in. Then we got some hot drinks (I got caramel apple cider - yum!), and Morgan and I headed to the gift shop. Soon we just wandered around outside, tried to take pictures (although it was very dark and cold and rainy). Then we got back on the bus and watched Elf the whole way home! What a great night! It was so spur of the moment, but it was so fun! I would love to go back to the Biltmore in the day (and when it was warmer) so I could see the gardens and things too. Maybe we'll do a family trip sometime, right, Daddy? :)
Not a very good picture, but its the Biltmore!
Mary Grace, Julie, and I
Some of my pledge class!
Cameron, Mary Grace, Julie, me, and Katie S
With the lion statue
It was freezing, and this lion has no protection from the wind!
Outdoor Christmas trees!
Emily took this picture. It shows the house and the tree better
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