Monday was my 47th birthday. It was also the first day of Spring Break, so we decided to take a few days and go to the mountains. Before we left, Gayle gave me the first part of my birthday gift. She had a journal made from my favorite childhood book, Katy No-Pocket.
It was the perfect thing to use as a travel journal, especially since our first adventure was beginning the next day. Gayle was driving a steam engine at the Transportation Museum in Spencer on Saturday, and from there we drove about 2 hours to Black Mountain, where we were going to enjoy some “nothing time” until Tuesday.
Our first night there, we heard a commotion on the porch. Gayle opened the door to see two raccoons enjoying the cat’s food. We watched them for a while, such cute critters! We made sure to take in the cat food after that though, we didn’t want them to feel too welcome.
The plan for Monday was a whole lot of nothing, but we did cook a late breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast. While eating, a huge wild turkey walked up the driveway, hopped the fence and wandered around in the woods nearby. He was a giant bird and entertained us by fanning his tail feathers a few times.
We had heard from the homeowners that there was a bear that liked to sun on their porch, but unfortunately, he did not come to wish me a Happy Birthday.
For my birthday dinner, we went to the Black Mountain Bistro. I think I looked at the menus for every restaurant in Black Mountain and there were some great ones to choose from, but I think I made a good choice. We chose the Homemade Pimento Cheese as an appetizer and it was excellent.
For dinner I had Shrimp and Grits
and Gayle ate Filet Mignon.
My grits were deep fried in wedge shapes and were very good. The sauce was spicy and full of bacon. I almost got the turkey in honor of our morning visitor, but didn’t regret the Shrimp and Grits at all. Gayle’s filet looked amazing as well.
We finished out the day reclining and reading…all in all a perfect birthday, and a relaxing adventure.
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