Friday, November 16- A traveling day. We left early that morning and arrived around lunch. Our first stop was at Old Mill restaurant. The food is so incredible. It's "home cooking" at its finest. We went into a few of the shops at the mill. We decided we needed to unload our cars and get a list together for the store. So some of us went shopping and some stayed at the cabin. I had the bright idea to run while they were gone. I had my C25K app and headed off. It was going really well until I made the loop back by our cabin. I got about 3 cabins down from ours and noticed a black shadow on my right. As I got closer, it moved. Then I saw two round, glowing eyes. The black bear was about 3 feet from me. He got up and I turned around. I got up to our cabin and couldn't get the door unlocked. I knocked on the door, and Abby just waved at me. I kept knocking and screaming. Finally, she got up and let me in. I got my phone and camera and went back to try to get a picture of the bear. I didn't get too close. He started coming back toward us and we all ran to the porch. We watched him climb on the back of the neighbor's truck. He eventually went back into the woods. Needless to say, I didn't run anymore my entire trip. When everyone got back, we stayed at the cabin and played cards. It was a low key kind of night.
view from the road
such a great place for lunch
perfect weather
Hannah and I
the kids chicken and dumplins with mac&cheese
yummy fudge and taffy
view from upstairs
our big tub
living room
kitchen
the bear
climbing into the truck
favorite card game
Saturday, November 17- We planned to go shopping before heading to Dollywood. So bright and early, we headed out to the outlet mall. We all split up and conquered the mall. Abby, Amanda, Sam, and I went to lunch at Joe's Crab Shack then headed to Dollywood. I was so EXCITED about Dollywood. The last time I was there I wasn't able to ride any rides because of my weight. It's hard being at an amusement park and not being able to do anything. But this year it was different. I have lost enough weight to be able to fir in the rides. So ride is what my goal was. A new ride Wild Eagle opened and online it looks incredible. I was determined. And I did. We even rode it in the pitch black darkness. So thrilling! We saw a couple of Christmas shows. Ultimately, I had a BLAST!
ready to go
Sam and I with our coffee choices
a large wine glass at Kirklands
just call us shopaholics
cool buildings
so pretty
Amanda and Abby
I might have told them it was her birthday weekend- she was a hula girl
Abby and I
Sam and Amanda
us with the bee from a radio station
Finally
so happy
waiting in the cold
Christmas show
three wise men
lights everywhere
THE WILD EAGLE!!! Loved it so much.
our night flight
perfect picture
all four of us on the Tennessee Tornado
The HOT sign was flashing, so of course we stopped. The drive thru line was backed up in the street. So I hopped out and joined the line that was out the door. I waited. And waited. And waited. But finally, we got our hot donuts. And they were yummy.
Sunday, November 18- Happy Birthday Sam! She turns 30 today. We had a lazy morning in the cabin. We planned to go out later that night. I got up and got settled on the couch with a book. It wasn't long until Amanda came down and asked me to take her to see her nephew and his family (they were staying in Gatlinburg). I didn't stay very long. I headed back to our cabin for more lounging. Later we all went to eat at Crawdaddy's in Gatlingburg. It was very yummy. We laughed, ate, and had a great time.
all cozy with my blanket
fire going
view from Lee's condo
Ashley and I
the entrance to our cabin
all dressed up
waiting
Hannah was ready
love this chick
crawfish dip
Abby
Hannah
Sam and I
Cindy, Jametra, Sam, myself, Hannah, and Abby
the karaoke man
Hannah belting out some tunes
hilarious
Sam and I joined some other girls for karaoke
birthday ice cream cake
lights in the town
Monday, November 19- We got up fairly early. We packed the trucks up and headed to the Applebarn for breakfast. No trip to Pigeon Forge is complete without Applebarn. Enough said. We ate and went into the shops before heading home.
all of us
me and Jametra
OMG so good
an SEC tree
wine anyone?
we made a stop in Birmingham
so delicious
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