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Have you ever gone on a vacation that just stuck out in your mind as better than any other vacation you’ve taken? i did have quite a bit of fun this weekend, but I can’t really call that a vacation. It was a day trip.

The last few years we really haven’t taken many actual vacations. We take day trips here and there, a few weekend trips, but it’s been awhile since I went on a full blown vacation. That doesn’t mean I didn’t have just as much fun though!

The absolute best summer vacation I’ve ever had would have to be the trip we ever made as a family before my parents separated. We went to Pigeon Forge for a week, and I remember it so vividly. I was 17, and from that trip you would never have known my parents were having problems. We spent two days in Dollywood riding everything we could find (yes I love Dollywood more than Six Flags or Carowinds), we went to the Dixie Stampede, Gatlinburg, and tons of other places.

I went indoor skydiving which was awesome. I’m too scared to jump out of a plane, but inside a building was fun. They shoot you up on a cloud of air instead of falling from above. Then of course we headed to Cades Cove like we always did on our family vacations. I love seeing all the animals running wild, the old buildings, and just enjoying the atmosphere.

It was just a really great time, and the fact that it’s one of the last times I spent with both my parents on a trip, it’s something I’ll always remember.

I know my trip to Italy next year will be great, but I’m sure it won’t top a family memory. I’ll be going to Italy to visit a friend who recently moved there. It’s one of the destinations I’ve always wanted to visit, so I can’t wait! I’ll be booking everything in the next few months, so I may check out what deals I can find on DialAFlight. I’ve never been on a commercial airplane before, so it could be kind of scary.
This summer though my friend will be returning from Italy to spend a couple weeks with us. He’s definitely going to have to find flights to USA that are reasonably priced. Luckily he won’t need a rental car or hotel since we’ll pick him up at the airport, and he’ll be staying with us. I haven’t seen him in a couple years, so it’s going to be so much fun!

Playing Catch Up

This weekend reminded me why I hate cramming what should be a full weekend trip into one day. I am still super exhausted. Add the trip Saturday and running around all day yesterday for Mother’s Day together, and I was one tired chickie. I ended up sleeping pretty much all day today, and I know “they” say you can’t really catch up on missed sleep, but sleeping all day sure did make me feel a lot better!

Right now I’m going through zeefoto.com and moonshinephoto.com because they’ve already got some of our pictures up. A friend of mine sent me some photos she took as well, so hopefully I’ll have those up soon.

She sent me one shot I just love. I’m still trying to figure out who took it before I post it, but it’s a photo of me in the Blazer followed by the Porche I was drooling over all day and Allison and Hubby are right behind on the bikes. Hubby made me transfer it to his phone last night so he can use it as his wallpaper.

Now I’m trying to wake myself up enough to get some work done. This house is an absolute wreck. On top of that I’ve got a friend here that I just setup on one of the other computers. He wants to buy a playstation 3, so he’s over here trying to find who has the cheapest prices. He’s already totally lost, so I have a feeling I’ll end up having to just look it up myself.

Oh well, I shall return!

Heading Out

We’re leaving at 7am in the morning for a day trip to Deal’s Gap, and I’m so not ready.  I didn’t make it home until 10:30 tonight, so I’m still waiting on the clothes we need to wash (like the gear we wear under our leathers), and I don’t know when I’ll be done getting everything together.  I’ve still got sandwiches to make, gear to pack, etc.  Then I’ve got to find time to take a shower before I pass out.  Thank god it’s just a day trip although there is a possibility that we’ll stay overnight since we found a puppy sitter for Bubba.

I know I’ll get a little sleep on the 2 hr ride up, but I hope I don’t pass out hard core.  I’ve got my cell phone charger, my power inverter so I can charge my camera (since my new battery hasn’t come in yet), and I want to get a ton of pics with both.

Anything I take with my cell phone I’m going to try to send straight to the blog, so be on the lookout for those!

I’ll see everybody on Sunday…if I’m not too tired to blog.  If I am, early Happy Mother’s Day!

Vegas Baby!

This cold weather is really making me itch for some place warm. Hubby and I have been trying to come figure out where we’re going on our vacation this year since he’ll be able to take it at the end of May.

His trip to Florida has been postponed until June, so I might be able to go to Florida with him then. We were planning a trip to Jersey in June for a wedding, but after some consideration we decided that won’t be a good idea. We’ll miss the wedding and a chance to go to Atlantic City, but it’s OK. We’re going to try to go up around November to visit his family.

That means our Springtime trip is open to suggestions. Hubby really wants to go to Vegas, so I’m looking at Things to do in Las Vegas, although who has trouble finding things to do in Las Vegas, right?

I’m sure a lot of people wouldn’t consider taking sightseeing tours around Vegas, but I would. I love stuff like that. I’d like to visit a few Casinos, too, but they’re just not really my thing. Trusted Tours and Attractions offers tours in over 23 cities including Las Vegas, so it’s something I’m definitely going to check out although it probably won’t be this year that we take our Vegas trip.

I am going to sign up for the Trusted Travels eNewsletter though because if you sign up before April 30th you could win a Handheld GPS! Hubby and I both want a GPS unit, so I’ll definitely try to win one!

Visiting Australia?

Canceling our trip to Pigeon Forge this weekend really has me bummed out. Hubby said we can reschedule the trip for next weekend, but it’s still just not the same. We haven’t been on a real vacation in about 2 years, and I’ve never been out of the country. I just really want to go somewhere super awesome!

I’ve got a list of places all around the world I want to visit, but I’d love to go to Australia. I watched a show on the travel channel that showcased a bunch of big tourist places in Australia as well as some nice spots that aren’t really known to a lot of tourists. I would totally love to go see those places.

Who knows, I might even be able to meet up with a few of my Australian blogging buddies for a real tour of all of their favorite spots. No matter where I go I love hanging out with the locals because they show you the real life part of the area instead of just the big tourists spots most people see. Yep I think seeing my blogging friends would be the one thing I would prefer to do over anything! I’ve met a ton of great friends from all over the world through blogging, and I’ve become really close with a good many of them.

You don’t know how tempted I am right now to price a flight to Australia, but hubby would probably say no we can’t afford it, especially if we’re going to Disney this summer.