Serenbe

I've never been one that believes we need to go out of town for fall break, particularly since the boys only get Thursday and Friday out of school.  That being said, we have had a couple of nice trips to Santa Rosa Beach in October.  The beach is gorgeous this time of year.  

This year, though, I had a three day trial set the week after fall break, so it didn't make much sense - for me, anyway - to leave town.  Still, it's JP's second to last fall break (gulp!), so I looked for a middle ground.  I booked a house in Serenbe, the wellness community outside of Atlanta, Wednesday - Sunday.  My thought, having stayed here a few years ago when JP and I came down with the Allen's, was that booking a house would give me room to prepare for my trial while Jude and the boys hiked, ran, played tennis, and explored the property.  

Mission accomplished!  Our house has a huge front porch, a big screened in porch upstairs, a large back patio, and plenty of room to spread out.  Plus, there are tons of trails to hike, which I knew Jude would love.  It's a beautiful property, especially this time of year.  Plus, plus, the Black-Eyed Daisy (a coffee shop) is right across the street.  Perfect.

Right now, after an exhausting 3 miles run on the trials (the hills killed me), I'm relaxing on a couch on the front porch, listening to John Hiatt and sipping an ice cold Diet Pepsi.  The ceiling fan, spinning above me, is generating a nice breeze.  The sun is reflecting off the tops of the trees across the street as evening approaches.  Jude and the boys are at the tennis courts probably playing pickle ball.  Not me.  I'm comfortable on the front porch couch, surrounded by Halloween decorations.  Later, we'll walk up a trail to have a late dinner at the Farm.  

Ah, Serenbe.