Back from Holiday

Hello, my friends. I am back from holiday (imagine me saying that in my wonderful English accent. Hawl-a-daaay). How was your New Years? Ringing in the new year was great. We, coupled with a few friends, decided back in early August to book a trip for the mountains. One of the things I have vowed is to try to do some different things especially outside of my comfort zone. My love is from Maine so he's been skiing all his life and I want to learn and it would be great to expose my son to different sports. I am not sporty. Unless you call, surfing the net, shopping and watching college football sporty. I did play tennis as a teenager and loved it, and I would like to be more active. Well, I plan on being more active as one of my resolutions. Did I just wander a bit. Yes, back to the story. We booked this cabin in the Great Smokey Mountains which is only three hours away thinking we were going to get to snow ski, snow tube (high on the must list) and enjoy the winter in the woods. Little did we know that in December it would be 56 degrees. But it was cold at night. Now back in our homestead its 28 and I am freezing my baguettes off!


We did end up going up the mountain, touring Ober Gatlinburg and had a wonderful, relaxing time. It's so good to ring in the new year with friends. Here are some highlights. I can't wait to show you what my blog will become this year. 

the view from our cabin, Mountain Top Escape

our friend, Rich and Ian playing Kinect

Moonshine (I didn't drink it)

lunch downtown that we waited 2 hours for

the mustache (still waiting on our lunch)

Ian and my friend Karen switched shoes

lounging at the crib

lips and staches I made out of printables and straws 

thank you Pinterest

the girls

Ian fell asleep before the New Year, so I had to take this the next day

view from the Tram ride to Ober Gatlinburg

pulley system that operates the Tram

So you have it. A few pictures from our weekend. The highlight was New Year's Eve. We played a game called "Catch Phrase". If you haven't played this game I highly recommend it. It was our first time playing it and everyone in the room was drinking but me. It was a total riot. At one point, we got the laughs so bad, we could barely breath. It was girls against the guys and we got creamed, but I think they had a strategy going, they cheated us or it could have my been partners itzy bit of drinking.. All and all, a blast! 

Here's to 2012. And we are off and running. Well, walking, let's start out slowly, OK? 

Love,

Dusty