Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my litt Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my little bestie 🌸🧺👦🏻 #cherryblossom #rvablooms #rva #springflowers #springishere #rvamoms #rvamom
Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 Every experience Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 
Every experience in Iceland was incredible, bookmark this list if you’re planning a trip 🇮🇸🥰
💫 Sky Lagoon
💫 Rainbow Street in Reykjavik 
💫 Dinner at Slipbarrin (get the seafood soup for 2)
💫 Road trip to Vik (about 2 hrs south of Reykjavík)
💫 Skogafoss Waterfall
💫 Reynisfjara Beach (just walking around &/or horseback riding with Vik Horse Adventure)
💫 Lunch at Fridheimer Farm (inside a tomato greenhouse)
💫 Geothermal Bakery tour at Laugarvatn Fontana
💫 Coffee & chocolate “shots” from Skool Beans Cafe 
#iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #skogafoss #blondeandbubblytravels #icelandbucketlist
My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves to cuddle & lead the way during tours ❤️🐴 So fun riding on the black sand beach 🥰 #vik #iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area th Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area that we explored 🥰🙌🏻 Could have spent allll day on this black sand beach, cold but beautiful 🥶🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #reynisfjarabeach #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhous Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhouse (Friðheimar Farm) on our way to Vik 🥶🍅🤤🥰 #iceland #icelandtrip #icelandroadtrip #blondeandbubblytravels #kerið #keridcrater #friðheimar
2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Wat 2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Waterfall, Secret Lagoon, & a night in the Bubble Hotel ✨Didn’t see the Northern Lights but it was still pretty amazing 🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #goldencircle #secretlagoon #bubblehotel #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir Nati Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir National Park & Geysir (Strokkur) 💙🇮🇸 Such a beautiful country 😍 #iceland #icelandtrip #thingvellirnationalpark #goldencircle #blondebubblytravels
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VALENTINE’S WEEKEND IN ASHEVILLE, NC

I’m excited to share all about our Valentine’s weekend in Asheville, NC. I booked a dome with Asheville Glamping about 5 months ago, thinking it would be a great surprise for Tristan.

We stayed in Dome #2 and it really was super cool, but it was more like camping than ‘glamping’ in my opinion. When I booked it, I read that it had a bathroom, and honestly skipped over all the rest of the details until a few days before we went. Just so happens, the bathroom does not have any running water during the winter months (Nov-Feb). There was a port-o-potty a few feet away from the door to the dome. Luckily enough, the dome did have a heater that worked great (it stops working if the temps fall below 35 degrees). Inside of the dome was so cute with lanterns draped across the top, banners, little hanging succulents, and a beautiful view of the mountains. It was about 25 minutes from downtown Asheville.

I would honestly probably never stay in one of the domes again, mainly because I’m not a camping kind of person. I’m terrified at night in the middle of nowhere surrounded by complete darknes. I love lights & the sounds of the city around me. I also don’t love having to use bottled water to brush my teeth & wash my face in 40 degree weather. My recommendation would be to stay in one of their domes during the months of March-October. During those months, the bathrooms have running water & it would be much warmer. They also have airstreams and tree houses that I would love to check out sometime!

Day 1 – Friday

We arrived in Asheville on Friday afternoon, had a glass of wine at the dome, then headed downtown for dinner. While walking around, we stumbled upon Red Ginger Dimsum & Tapas and it was excellent. We shared dumplings, wontons, sushi, & a few other dishes.

Day 2 – Saturday

Saturday morning we headed to West Asheville, grabbed coffee & banana bread from Battlecat Coffee Bar, then explored that area a little. We really wanted to have breakfast at Biscuit Head, but the line was wrapped around the building at 10:30 am, so we opted for West End Bakery & Cafe. The bagels there were definitely nothing to rave about. We headed over to the River Arts District to walk around, checked out a few of the artists (loved the glass blowing & pottery), then went to Pleb Urban Winery for wine flights.

After leaving there, we went back over to Biscuit Head around 2:30 pm & were able to get in because they close at 3. Both the pulled pork & fried chicken biscuits were SO delicious! We went back to the dome briefly to freshen up & change because the temperatures were dropping fast that day!

Later that night, we met my friend Madelyn at Burial Brewery downtown, then walked over to Urban Orchard Cider Co. They have the most interesting flavors of cider so did flights & I honestly loved all of the ones we tried. From there, we walked over to Ben’s Tune Up to grab dinner & that was a really unusual, super cool place. We shared the ‘pupu platter’ & the wonton BBQ nachos & they were both really yummy.

Day 3 – Sunday

I was excited to try Curate after so many people recommended it, but the only reservation we were able to get all weekend was Sunday morning at 10am (when they open). We went for breakfast & were both SO glad that we did. It was DELICIOUS! Well worth the trip & absolutely lived up to the hype. We loved the fried potatoes, french toast special, & goat cheese stuffed peppers. After breakfast, we drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway for a bit & then headed back to Charlotte!

All in all, we had a really great Valentine’s weekend in Asheville, NC. We ate amazing food, had a lot of great wine & cider, I got to catch up with an old friend, & we enjoyed the beautiful mountains. Tell me about your Valentine’s Day weekend in the comments below!!

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Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my litt Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my little bestie 🌸🧺👦🏻 #cherryblossom #rvablooms #rva #springflowers #springishere #rvamoms #rvamom
Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 Every experience Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 
Every experience in Iceland was incredible, bookmark this list if you’re planning a trip 🇮🇸🥰
💫 Sky Lagoon
💫 Rainbow Street in Reykjavik 
💫 Dinner at Slipbarrin (get the seafood soup for 2)
💫 Road trip to Vik (about 2 hrs south of Reykjavík)
💫 Skogafoss Waterfall
💫 Reynisfjara Beach (just walking around &/or horseback riding with Vik Horse Adventure)
💫 Lunch at Fridheimer Farm (inside a tomato greenhouse)
💫 Geothermal Bakery tour at Laugarvatn Fontana
💫 Coffee & chocolate “shots” from Skool Beans Cafe 
#iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #skogafoss #blondeandbubblytravels #icelandbucketlist
My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves to cuddle & lead the way during tours ❤️🐴 So fun riding on the black sand beach 🥰 #vik #iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area th Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area that we explored 🥰🙌🏻 Could have spent allll day on this black sand beach, cold but beautiful 🥶🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #reynisfjarabeach #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhous Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhouse (Friðheimar Farm) on our way to Vik 🥶🍅🤤🥰 #iceland #icelandtrip #icelandroadtrip #blondeandbubblytravels #kerið #keridcrater #friðheimar
2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Wat 2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Waterfall, Secret Lagoon, & a night in the Bubble Hotel ✨Didn’t see the Northern Lights but it was still pretty amazing 🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #goldencircle #secretlagoon #bubblehotel #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir Nati Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir National Park & Geysir (Strokkur) 💙🇮🇸 Such a beautiful country 😍 #iceland #icelandtrip #thingvellirnationalpark #goldencircle #blondebubblytravels
Day 1 in Iceland 🇮🇸 Blue Lagoon, walked 3 mi Day 1 in Iceland 🇮🇸 Blue Lagoon, walked 3 miles around Reykjavík, the most delicious seafood soup at Slipbarrin, stayed the night at Hotel Reykjavík Marina & started day 2 with Icelandic pancakes at Rost 💙 #reykjavik #iceland #icelandtrip #blondeandbubblytravels #rainbowstreet #bluelagoon
One of the cutest moments of our Disney trip, Milo One of the cutest moments of our Disney trip, Milo meeting Daisy Duck 🦆💖 he loved her & didn’t want to leave… Daisy is one of his fav words thanks to his 🐩 🫶🏼🥰 #disneyworld #miloonthemove✈️ #disneymagic
Epcot day ✨ Milo loved meeting Daisy Duck, Pluto Epcot day ✨ Milo loved meeting Daisy Duck, Pluto, + Chip & Dale 🫶🏼 #disneyworld #epcot #miloonthemove✈️
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