Last weekend was parents weekend at Stephanie's school, Western Carolina University. WCU is out in the woods so as you can imagine, hotel rooms are scarce. We rented a small cottage at Mountain Brook Cottages. The cottages were built in the 1930s and they were small and cozy. There were no telephones, no televisions, no cell phone service and the internet wasn't working during our stay. Very peaceful with a gurgling stream close by. A wonderful place to relax.
In the afternoon we took a trip to Waynesville to do some sightseeing an shopping. It was drizzly, but not too bad. We visited some great little shops and a Mast General Store before heading back to the cottage and the college.
It was a nice visit with Stephanie. It's nice that we all enjoy spending time together. We miss her and it's great to see she is doing so well.
We are so proud of Stephanie, our oldest daughter. She worked hard to get all B's or above so she could skip her final exams. She is graduating from high school this Saturday and attending Western Carolina University in the Fall. You go girl!
This weekend we went to an open house at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. To say the town of Cullowhee is small would be an understatement. We had to stay in Dillsboro since there is nowhere to stay near the college.
We were very impressed with the school and the programs offered. Stephanie is interested in chemistry and forensics and WCU has some fine programs to offer in both. It's her decision, and I don't envy her. This could be a tough choice.
The hotel we stayed in was right on the bank of the Tuckasegee River and we could walk out our patio door to be on the bank. Saturday morning there was a lot of activity with mallard ducks, Canadian geese, and a heron all out feeding and preening. I tried to get a few pictures in before we had to check out and get to the open house.
The river runs 24/7 --they never even turn it off.
(You may laugh, but they turn the Pigeon river off and on.)
