Instagrammin' in February

A highlight for February was a girls weekend in Asheville to see Fed Cup play.  Ella and I had enjoyed watching Fed Cup play last February so much that we decided we needed to stay for both days of play this year.  This year's Team USA included Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin, and Danielle Collins and the Fed Cup match was against Team Australia (Ashleigh Barty played 3 of the 5 matches!).  It was also a huge surprise to us that Billie Jean King, leading the opening ceremonies each day as well as being honored for her Fed Cup team play, as well as Gladys Knight were both part there.  We drove up to Asheville Saturday morning, enjoying a delicious brunch at The Market Place (same as last year) before heading to watch the day's first match.  A few of my tennis friends joined us for the weekend, too--Yvette, Brandy, and Ellen.  We stayed at the Aloft hotel in downtown Asheville and it was great to be able to walk around downtown (and already have hotel parking near the U.S. Cellular Center where Fed Cup took place) and come and go as we pleased.  After enjoying the Aloft rooftop patio views, we ventured out to Wicked Weed for a few beers (root beer for Ella) and dinner, lucky to snag a table there.  On Sunday, we enjoyed lunch at White Duck Taco before the day's Fed Cup matches.  I hope Ella and I can find many other excuses for getaways together--tennis is always a good one and I love that she shares my joy in watching women's professional tennis live.

Other highlights in February: good light on Olive; a heart spotted on one of our walks; and, Ella and Jack both received Superiors for their judged piano performances at the NC Music Federation Festival.