East Coast Tour {part three}

So after a good night's rest, Jarah and I enjoyed some more catching up over oatmeal and tea (for me) and coffee (for her). Our first stop was Smithfield's so that I could sample some real Carolina BBQ. I had some delicious fried chicken and tasted the sauce. My opinion, it's good, but Texas BBQ is better. However, the hush puppies there were crazy good. Some of the best I've ever had.

Then we headed to a couple museums in downtown Raleigh and walked around taking it in. Did you know that if two adults go to a kid's museum without a child, you will get weird looks? Yes, it's true. 

We also ate at a place called Toast in downtown Durham. And Locopops. Don't forget about those. At night we laid in bed watching Captain America and Easy A. Arguably, Stanley Tucci's two greatest films.

The next day we got things in gear quick and headed west towards the mountains.  We stopped at Bojangles for lunch (so good!) and had a nice little roadtrip.

I have a lot more pictures of the leaves and fall landscape for tomorrow, but for now I will just say, it was off the chain! The further west we got, the more amazingly beautiful the foliage was. I was in awe.

We rolled up to Black Mountain, NC, just outside of Asheville and made our way to the cutest B&B ever! If you're ever up that way, check out the Bella Luna Inn. The owners are wonderful, the prices are amazing, and the breakfast will make you want slap yo mama!

We spent part of the afternoon hanging out in Black Mountain at a coffee shop near and dear to Jarah's heart.

Even though the weather was nasty, we headed into Asheville to eat at Tupelo Honey. First of all, "Tupelo Honey" is one of my most favorite songs. Secondly, this place it legit. Get the sweet potato pancakes.

We drove (and by we, I mean Jarah) around Asheville a bit, and I got a little crazy with Hipstamatic. 

Then we ended up back at the B&B watching episodes of New Girl and Modern Family. Then I made Jarah come up with games to play because I wasn't tired. It was great fun.

Whew. Lots of words today. I think I'll finish up tomorrow! Come on back for the grand finale...