our little getaway to serenbe

this has been a whirlwind summer already! this year will be a little different as it’s our first summer where we will not be traveling as a family to the beach. yes. go ahead and cue the sad song symphony now. at first i was honestly bummed as if you’ve followed along for any amount of time you know our 7 days in seaside are often referred to as holy week! but i’m okay. i mean good grief, each year we go it’s a priceless blessing that i never take for granted and it’s a blessing not a right. so. that being said. we aren’t doing an atlanta staycation, although with the amount we eat out we could perhaps rename this summer as a dining-thru-theATL with the knudsens! ha!

the girls have been super busy and i’ll share some of the travels they’ve been blessed to go on very soon. let me state the obvious here-i really try to blog in real-time however i’m finding it more & more difficult to do just that. so, you’ll see a few posts from this spring over the next few weeks.

dan & i took a quick over night little getaway last week and it was wonderful. we talked about a few different places and decided upon serenbe. serenbe is a beautiful intentional community just south of the city. with 1000 acres of countryside, it truly is heavenly.

 

we stayed the night at the serenbe inn, in one of the cottages that honestly was so “me” i could have moved. right. in. simple, minimal, linen….and a jacuzzi tub for the win.

our little cottage~

and our view from the window. sigh…

friends have asked what to do. well. just BE. honestly, just go there & BE…

the customer service everywhere we went was exceptional. the food, everywhere we went was exceptional with most everything grown there on their organic farm. sigh…

first stop was blue eyed daisy bakeshop, recently featured in where women cook. pimento cheese, grilled, plus bacon. come to mama.

as we unloaded our bags, the little goats ran alongside the path with us. talk about sweetness…

next up was a one hour trail ride. just dan & i and our guide.how beautiful! ( i forgot my cowboy boots. who does that?)

then we cooled off & had the pool to ourselves. my goodness. they serve fresh lemonade & pimento cheese ( yes, i had it twice in one day. hallelujah) and other yummies.

there are such charming homes in serenbe…

our dinner was at the hil, and was DELICIOUS. oh my. again, exceptional service and , well, everything was exceptional. i was fancy and ordered pizza.our view as we drove back to the cottage. the one i could live in…

 

the next morning as we waited for AAA to come help us with our flat, i walked around and visited with the farm animals after, what i’m certain, was the best scrambled eggs, biscuits, grits & bacon i have ever eaten.

picked up a few goodies…apparently i’m a candle snob, but capri blue’s blue jean is a new favorite for sure.

good bye beautiful serenbe….you blessed us.

we will be back for sure. perhaps retire here one day…

sigh…