Gatlinburg Review

Last weekend we went to Gatlinburg to celebrate my husband's birthday!

We stayed at Elk Springs Resort, specifically the cabin called

Fire In the Sky.

These images are from the website.
We were pleasantly surprised because the images are
100% how the cabin looks.
The only difference was snow instead of sun!

 

Fabulous movie room!

We didn't get in the jacuzzi, but some of our friends did & loved it!

This was our room!

We had 15 fabulous friends spend the weekend with us in Gatlinburg!
Friday we karaoked, watched movies, ordered pizza, & hung out all night.
Saturday we had a huge breakfast, went into downtown Gatlinburg
to explore, have lunch, & shop.
Saturday night we made tacos, watched movies, sang some more, etc.
Sunday we woke up to a Winter Wonderland.
It was snowing so hard!

 

I like to say we're our own Diversity Council:
black, white, korean, vietnamese, italian.
How it should be in my opinion! :)

Yocakes from Cill's!

I can't say enough about this resort!
It was absolutely fabulous & perfect for large goups.
We didn't feel crowded at all and there was plenty of room for everyone.
I'd HIGHLY recommend this place for large group
vacations or family reunions.
We're already planning our next trip back!

(I was not asked or paid to write this post!)

7 days til my birthday!

This Sunday will be my 35th Birthday! 

Damn I feel old. I tell ya, after you hit 21, time flies.

It's bittersweet.

The age thing doesn't bother me, it's the not having a kid yet that disturbs me.

Is 35 too old to have a kid?

I really thought I'd have 1 or 2 by now, but these damn infertility issues 

got in the way of those plans.

I always think about how old I will be when my kid graduates & now I would be 53! 

Seriously, is that too old?

I have friends that are 34 with kids that are about to start their freshman year of college!

Yeah they had them very young, so I don't know if I should be jealous or thankful.

This is probably going to have me in a funk all year. 

Anyways...enough negative talk...

I am planning a sip & share party for this Saturday.

Bring a bottle of wine to sip on and one to share.

Everyone that brings a bottle to share, leaves with a different bottle.

I picked out this cake so I'm hoping my fabulous baking friend can replicate it!

We'll have appetizers and watch the LSU vs Auburn game so it should be fun!

Geaux Tigers!

HBD!

 Happy Birthday Hubby!!

I am truly blessed & thankful to have such a wonderful husband.

I love you!!

We decided not to do anything big for our birthdays this year, after we booked the cruise to Hawaii and researched the prices for various excursions! 

We're gonna have to save every dollar, quarter, penny, & lint in our pockets! lol!

So tonight we'll be going out to dinner with friends & family!

Enjoy your day!

4 more days

And the hubby & I will be headed to New Orleans to celebrate my birthday! 

CAN'T WAIT!

As an early birthday gift, my brother got my windows tinted for me. We have a running joke about him giving me gifts for my car. Apparently each time he decides to gift me anything to do with my car, it breaks down & I have to get a new one. One time he got me brand new tires for my expedition, a few months later it gets hit by lightening & fries the engine. Another time he got the windows tinted on my benz, a few months later the engine head cracked.

I'm not superstitious, but this has me a bit nervous. 

At least this car is brand new so hopefully it will last several years.

Here's a pic I found the net of my exact car with tinted windows. It's been raining here so I haven't been able to take the pic myself. But this is exactly what it looks like...minus the rims.

 Looks good huh?
Thanks brother!

Hubby & I caught the end of this show last night about things to eat while in New Orleans.
One suggestion was taffy. I've never been a big fan of taffy but I am determined to find this:

The Roman Chewing Candy truck.
This is the original truck built in 1915!

I've never eaten at Emeril's but I heard it's really good. So we're debating on whether or not we're going to try it.  The show featured his famous banana pie & it looked SO good!

Does anyone have any suggestions for New Orleans must-sees?