I have an exceptional wife. She's so intentional with the way she loves me, and always makes me laugh when I'm frustrated or having a bad day. She had the idea to go visit Tim and Anne Marie, my brother and his wife, in Georgia this past weekend.

We had such a great time! We got to visit with family and be together for the 16 hour round trip drive. We woke up on Saturday morning to about 50 degree weather in the mountains. The leaves were changing colors and falling, and the crisp mountain air didn't leave you gasping for breath because of the humidity.

We got to go to downtown Blue Ridge with our niece and nephew to an event called Paws in the Park. We walked around and saw tons of beautiful dogs, and a pot belly pig with a leash! It was a good time. Time just seems to go slower in the mountains. It's something that I long for here. I feel like the days and weeks fly by, and I'm left wondering what happened to the time.

Our weekend trip to Blue Ridge gets a five star rating. A $5 bag of roadside boiled peanuts, Georgia peaches, 16 hours on the road total, and a little over 100 bucks in gas later, we're back home feeling refreshed and ready for another week.