Christmas at Biltmore

Mom and I have been talking about doing this for a few years now. This year just finally felt right! So, Friday evening mom came up to the mountains! I fixed dinner for us Friday night so we enjoyed talking, eating, and having a cocktail. Saturday morning, we went to the yummy breakfast place I discovered a few weeks back when my friend Becca came into town. After a delicious breakfast at Sunnypoint; we ran a few errands, took Pattie for a walk, then showered for our evening plans.
We had tickets to the 6:00 entering at the Biltmore! I haven't been there in several years and mom hasn't been since high school (I think that's right). Neither of us had been at Christmas before which I recommend. Even though it was November and I usually try not to do Christmas things until after Thanksgiving, it was worth the exception! It certainly got me in the Christmas mood..well, minus the mid 60 degree weather! We arrived around 4:45; leaving plenty of time to take some pictures, walk around the grounds, check out the shops, and buy a few bites of chocolate. We needed some energy for all the walking we were about to do!
We entered the house around 6 and exited about an hour later after seeing the house all decorated for Christmas. The main Christmas tree was amazing, but I was almost more impressed with all the smaller trees throughout the house. While touring the house, we heard a harp, saw some dancers, and heard some singers in the distance. It's just amazing how massive the house is, how small the beds are, and how huge the rooms are! Of course, the swimming pool and bowling alley in the basement was pretty typical!
After ending our tour, we went back into one last shop. It took about 20 minutes to exit the grounds after a quick stop in front of the house for a picture with the trees lit up. As we exited the grounds; we did see at least one deer, were 15 minutes late for a tour of the winery but did see it all decorated, and listened to Christmas music on the way out! We were certainly ready for some yummy dinner. So, a trip to Brixx pizza on the way home made the evening complete. We were both certainly tired after finally arriving home and called it an evening after playing with a playful puppy.