Mini-Vacation

This one doesn't highlight any real problems--it's mostly just a happy post.

Adored Wife, Social Hurricane, Graphics Magician and I took an overnight mini-vacation to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  (Basement Artist was in Montreal visiting the fiance.)

We had to make some accommodations for AW's physical limits, of course.  And the Hurricane did have an anxiety attack while walking by herself downtown, but she coped with it on her own, no harm done.  Overall everything went very smoothly and we had a great time.

We visited the Bush's Baked Beans visitor center in Chestnut Hill, TN.  (Go sometime, if you get the chance.)  We visited the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum in Gatlinburg.  (I kid you not, if you're ever in the Gatlinburg area, make a point of visiting this place--it's a wonderful little treat, very economical and hugely entertaining.  We've been a few times and we recommend it to everyone we know.  They're only open for a few hours midday, though, so you'll have to schedule around it.)  And we went to the Rainforest Adventures in Sevierville, which was grand fun.

Otherwise we played in the hotel pool, saw some of the Smokey Mountains by car, and walked around downtown Gatlinburg a little.  Did some window-shopping, saw the sights, and generally just enjoyed ourselves.  Other than driving through a nasty storm on the way back, no real hiccups or issues.

No point to this, but every now and then it's nice to tell you a pleasant one.

Hope all's well out there, friends, and God bless.