Vacation, Day 3-6

Here we are. Vacation is almost over. Monday morning, we will load up our bags and head back to “normal life”. I’m dreading it, of course, because I never really start to relax during vacation until the end of it. I’m wired wrong, I suppose. So, just as I start to really get relaxed and enjoy myself, I have to go home. We have had a great last four days, I definitely plan to post some pictures as soon as I get home and get them sorted, and pick out the best ones. For now though, a simple summary of the last few days.

Wednesday – Woke up early, and spent the day lounging around the house. Didn’t really do a whole lot, but we were also waiting for the other folks to arrive: Erin’s sisters Sara and Amanda, Sara’s husband Jonathan, and Mandy, a friend of ours. Once they arrived, we had a wonderful dinner and fellowshipped for awhile then went to bed.

Thursday – After breakfast we traveled into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and hiked up a trail to Laurel Falls, a smallish waterfall that was about 1.3 miles up. It was a neat experience, but it definitely confirmed for me two things: I need to go to the doctor about the ingrown callous on my heel and I also need to lose weight. I’m not going to get any better until I get a routine down and part of that routine is working out or at least getting active. We then went into Gatlinburg and played Hillbilly Golf, which is putt putt where you have to ride a trolley to the top of a mountain and play a course that’s built into the rock. It’s pretty neat. Came home, ate well, and passed out from exhaustion.

Friday – it rained all day, so we took it easy. We went to Cracker Barrell for breakfast, then the guys went to Smoky Mountain Knifeworks while the ladies went to Gatlinburg to shop. Nothing more than that.

Today – Got up and just hung out all day. Erin and her mom took Sara and Jonathan to Alcoa to rent a car to get them to Nashville. Then we went to a store called Moonshine Ridge, bought food we shouldn’t have, and ate steak for dinner. After a soak in the hot tub and a horrible Tennessee football game, I’m ready for bed.

Keep a look out for pics this week.

~ by Marty on October 25, 2008.