summer in the blue ridge

a few weeks ago. mom and i took a day trip up to blowing rock. it's a place we've been going since i was a child and it's just idyllic. beautiful boutiques, amazing views, and, thankfully, cooler temperatures. we started the day with coffee and muffins at kojay cafe, shopped in town, took a walk around the lake with the tiniest and cutest baby ducklings ever, checked out the original mast general store in valle crucis, stopped off at the moses cone estate and then hit the road home. we topped off the day with a visit to goodwill in lenoir and combos at arbys (i'm embarassed to admit how much i love it there). it was a pretty perfect day and i had fun taking a few photos on the trip...