9/19 and 9/20- 2008 North Carolina Peep Meet!!!

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by James A.

Alright! It's filling out nicely.

Now if we could just say the same for Babs...

[mastequilapf]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

Now if we could just say the same for Babs...

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

Now if we could just say the same for Babs...

Yes, I do believe that Lil G finds it all just a bit...well ...lacking?

[SunKneeMarie]

My mom just said that my sister said that my nephew said (that he said that she said) that the graduation is now supposed to be in July... so that frees up September for my mom... so she can watch the boys... which means we can come...

So we're a Yes

although that's a loooong way out to be committing...

[Jacko]

Too late! You are now "signed up"!

Originally Posted by Jacko

In September of 2007, coming from multiple countries, 26 crazy, fun-loving peeps flew, drove or walked into the foothills of Western North Carolina for a big party....For some it lasted for a weekend..for others, over a week!

The first ever HLI North Carolina Peep Meet was tons of fun!
(Pictures of that party start here)



Now its time to make plans for the 2008 version!!...After much discussion and very careful analysis (and after losing our first set of dates), we have locked down the 20 room historic Lodge at Highland Lake Inn for the 2008 North Carolina Peep Meet. It would be nice to have most folks book into the Lodge so we can potentially get 100% Peep exclusive use! There is a game room downstairs and a wonderful lobby with fireplace and bar upstairs for hanging out together....

But no matter which room you book, we have developed yet another Peep Discount special....20% off any of our lodging rates for this special weekend for qualified Peeps

SO WHO's INVITED?......that would be any friendly peep asking for the North Carolina Peep Meet Discount special when they book their room ....or ANY Peep who simply wants to join in the fun and lets us know here...and I hope all our friends over In the Roo are "listening" as well. One does not need to stay at our resort to join us for the festivities.

Our room rates include a wonderful complimentary country buffet breakfast. Cottages with full kitchens are also available. Our rates are not cheap...but you get a LOT for the price. I will also be posting information for other local hotels for those who want to come join us, but want to spend a little less on their rooms...

Click here for our website and more details....I will be posting more helpful information soon.

Best airports are Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT)---a little over 1.5 hour drive away, but with the best connections.
Greenville/Spartanburg (GSP) just down the mountain in South Carolina ...45 minute drive.
Asheville (AVL)...almost always connects through Charlotte...but has some direct flights in...20 minute drive away.
One might even consider the Atlanta airport if you got a really great rate...about a 4 hour drive from here.

Come on...lets make this a huge party....again!

Peeps signed up so far:

James A. and Julie from Bell Buckle, Tennessee!
Pitt Alum(Ray) and Kathy, from Charlotte, North Carolina!
mastequilapf(Josef) and Susangria(Susan), from Atlanta, Georgia!
SusieQRoo and Babaloo (Rick), from Paamul, Mexico....tentative!
Andiline (Andrea)..all the way from Cologne, Germany!
sctx (Scott) and LilG (Terri) from San Marcos, Texas!
ncmarg (Marg) and Ed our neighbor-peeps from here in Flat Rock, North Carolina!
SunKneeMarie (Char), Mike and Miss Riley G from Flower Mound, Texas...they're in!

[SunKneeMarie]

Dallas? Who the heck lives in Dallas?

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

Dallas? Who the heck lives in Dallas?

Hey..its a big state...I figure I am lucky if I got close!

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Jacko

Hey..its a big state...I figure I am lucky if I got close!

okay, that is close enough

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

okay, that is close enough

Where is Flower Mound? Is that a city or a garden? 5 minutes from Lewisville?

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Jacko

Where is Flower Mound? 5 minutes from Lewisville?

7 minutes from Lewisville; 7 minutes from Grapevine; 7 minutes from Irving; 7 minutes from DFW airport... It's a geographical oddity: 7 minutes from ever'whar!

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

7 minutes from Lewisville; 7 minutes from Grapevine; 7 minutes from Irving; 7 minutes from DFW airport... It's a geographical oddity: 7 minutes from ever'whar!

That's going to be a very quick flight!

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Jacko

That's going to be a very quick flight!

you forgot someone on your list

(is it okay if we bring her?)

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

you forgot someone on your list

(is it okay if we bring her?)

Only if you let sctx pretend he is bigger than she is this year!

(this is very hard work, this peep meet planning stuff!)

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Jacko

Only if you let sctx pretend he is bigger than she is this year!

(this is very hard work, this peep meet planning stuff!)

I'll let him pretend....

Oh and Flower Mound is a city... about 60,000 people actually... and there is an actual flower mound that's a nice little hill that's now fenced off and has a plaque on the fence... apparently it used to be a wildflower-covered rise on this generally flat area... and that's how it got its name... I've never seen very many flowers on it in all the years we've been here... come to find out that the building of the small shopping center right behind the mound somehow affected the growth/wind/seeding pattern and it just doesn't bloom like it used to

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

I'll let him pretend....

Oh and Flower Mound is a city... about 60,000 people actually... and there is an actual flower mound that's a nice little hill that's now fenced off and has a plaque on the fence... apparently it used to be a wildflower-covered rise on this generally flat area... and that's how it got its name... I've never seen very many flowers on it in all the years we've been here... come to find out that the building of the small shopping center right behind the mound somehow affected the growth/wind/seeding pattern and it just doesn't bloom like it used to

I knew that first part...I was just teasin' you.....now the next parts I did not know...but this part....well....

The Flower Mound

There are almost as many legends, interpretations, and stories, often contradictory, concerning The Mound as there are bluebonnets in Texas.

There are very few unchallenged facts about The Mound. The Town of Flower Mound derived its name from it, it rises 650 feet above sea level, and it stands 50 feet above the surrounding countryside. Texas' eminent historian, the late A.C. Greene, believed the hill received its name in the 1840s because of an unusual amount of wild flowers that grew on it. This area was part of the great American Black Land Prairie that ran from Canada to the Rio Grande and from the Rockies to the Mississippi. Only 1,000 acres remain of the original 20 million known as the Tall Grass Prairie.

Because early pioneer settlers used The Mound as a haymeadow and never plowed, the wild flowers were conspicuously abundant in wet springs. However, wildflowers and native prairie grasses flourish throughout the year. The non-profit Mound Foundation has identified more than 175 species of wild flowers, a hand full of which are included on this Web site.

The Mound is now referred to as The Flower Mound.


Yarrow. Achillea millefolium.
May. An old herbal medicine from Europe.