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Forgive the blackberry picture while driving - I didn't bring a camera on this trip.
On my way back up to DC, I stopped in a friend's mountain home in gorgeous Highlands, North Carolina. Between wine, chocolate, and hilarious times with girl friends, I am in heaven. This is exactly the kind of post-election breather I needed.