Soaking up the Fall Color.

Today's diversion from the craziness of October was lunch with friends at the Pisgah Inn. The view from the deck, as seen by my little ole camera, which cannot even begin do it justice:

Today was the kind of day that makes tourists pack up and move here (I know a few days like this swayed me). Cloudless skies, 70 degrees, a light breeze, fall colors are coming in a little more every day at the higher elevations. Of course, all I could do was wail to myself: "WHYYYY isn't the wedding THIS weekend?" THIS was drop-dead gorgeous perfect, made to order.

The Pisgah Inn is one of my favorite places, but I learned the hard way today that they don't offer many vegetarian options, and the one I tried was pretty sad. I plan a return trip when Cousin C arrives on Thursday the 20th, and I will throw veggies to the wind and have the crabcake sandwich, or even, perish the thought, BBQ beef. Those things they do right. Veggie options are limited and, frankly, disappointing. The people I was with didn't want dessert, dammit, so I had nobody to share the amazing French Silk Pie and had to pass too. It is too much dessert for one mere mortal. I know Cousin C will not pass it up. It was okay, because I was really there for the views:

As of yesterday Girlmama is finally, officially on maternity leave and mere days from her official due date. Things are progressing, so we are all on Babywatch. I am preparing to drive down as soon as she is officially in labor, provided that happens before, say, the 15th. At that point, the gravitational pull of the wedding MoG duties will prevent me from being able to be in two places at once. It's a good thing my kids like each other and don't compete for my attention, because this really could have triggered an epic case of sibling rivalry. But they are grownups and like each other, so they are both excited about the baby, and sad that she can't be at the wedding. My inability to bilocate is bothering me far more than them. I WANT to be in both places at once, dammit!