This past weekend we were invited by our friends, John & Kati (no relation to the TV show!), to their parent’s vacation home in western North Carolina.  Along with John, Kati, their 2 children, and us, we were also joined by Matt & Karen and their 2 little ones.  The cabin was very pretty and just perfect to fit us all.  We mostly hung out and relaxed but we did get out and about a little bit.  On Saturday morning, we headed to Chimney Hill, NC.  We walked through a few shops and then we went gem mining.  We had …