Joe and I had a wonderful time in North Carolina. The baby wasn't so sure about the driving and flying, but ended up doing fairly well through the trip. We flew into Charlotte, NC and visited Joe's college friend, Ryan. The next day we took the 3 hour drive to Cullowhee, NC where Joe's family lives. What a beautiful place with lots of trees and hills. This was also where Joe went to college, so I got the tour of the college campus and the different places he used to live.
Clock Tower at Western Carolina University
The Smokey Mountians
Next, we were off to Chris and Olivia's wedding, 1 1/2 hours further up the mountians. It was a wonderful resort on a lake. It was just a great wedding and lots of fun to be had by all. Olivia was a beautiful bride and the couple seemed to enjoy themselves throughout the day and into the evening!
This was the view from our hotel room
and the lawn that the wedding
took place.
Corrina at the resort
Joe at the resort
Other photos at the resort
The Fuller side...
The Fuller Family
The wedding party
1...2...3...jump!
Joe and Corrina (7 months pregnant)
Olivia with her brothers
The brothers with their new brother-in-law, Chris
Olivia and Corrina
We spent the 4th of July back in Cullowhee with aunts, uncles, and cousins playing volleyball and lighting fireworks. Rose even gave me a few cooking lessons on how to cook kale and fried okra! :-) Ate lots of BBQ and loved every bit of it!
Bubby and Rose's beautiful home
River by the Fuller's house
We even had a spontaneous adventure to the "lake house" where Joe's dad, Bubby, has done amazing work. We were fortunate to have been able to take out the pontoon by ourselves and stroll slowly on the lake looking at the hills of North Carolina. We swam for hours in the warm, warm lake, and we had a wonderful time just enjoying each other and God's beautiful creations!
The "Lake House"
Breathtaking....
So peaceful!
My wonderful husband! :-)
Belly's up!
We drove back to Charlotte and stayed with Ryan again. Ryan's parents, Jeff and Maureen, were able to make it to our wedding last year, and it was great to see them again. We had dinner at their home before flying back home.
Todd, Ryan, Joe, Corrina, and Riley (front)
We missed the dogs tremendously, and I teared up often when thinking of them. But we both really had a really great vacation and truly enjoyed ourselves. After getting back to Colorado, we ran into the house to greet Kodah and Balin. I don't know who was more excited, the dogs or us. But we look forward to when we can bring the baby (and dogs) with us next time when we visit North Carolina.
We even had a spontaneous adventure to the "lake house" where Joe's dad, Bubby, has done amazing work. We were fortunate to have been able to take out the pontoon by ourselves and stroll slowly on the lake looking at the hills of North Carolina. We swam for hours in the warm, warm lake, and we had a wonderful time just enjoying each other and God's beautiful creations! 
