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My family and I are headed on a whirlwind Tennesse adventure tomorrow!!!! Hopefully getting to camp at least one night!
YAAAAAY Summer is here!! I don't think we're planing to go anywhere special this year. Everytime my family plan something, it goes to hell lol.
In fact if I told you what I wanna do this summer, you will probably get bored just from reading it xD
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We like to go camping at least once a month in the summer...we also go to my uncle's house...he lives 20 miles away right on the Ohio River and we have a boat we take out and the kids get to tube/water ski/swim. It's fun.
And of course during all of these activities I have piles and piles of books :) Even on the boat which makes my brother and sister laugh. Of course on the boat I usually take my tattered paperbacks that I don't care if they get wet...but it's still fun times!
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We usually go to eastern Tennessee to the Smoky Mountain area and/or Knoxville area...if you decide to hit up these places let me know - we were just there Memorial Day Weekend
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I don't think we're planing to go anywhere special this year. Everytime my family plan something, it goes to hell lol.
In fact if I told you what I wanna do this summer..."
That's the fun in a family trip! We get our family togetherness done for the year and usually avoid each other until Thanksgiving after spending a week together at the beach :)
Karen wrote: "We (My parents, brother's family, sister's family, my family) always go to the beach for a week and rent a house. We have 2 beaches we frequent (one in North Carolina and the other in South Carolin..."Omgosh, that sounds like so much fun!!! Our families are so crazy busy...we never get to get together and do thing...our schedules never line up!!
That is exactly where we are going!! We are driving from Oklahoma so we plan to stop in Memphis for lunch and check out Mud island....then head over to Nashville on Saturday spend the day sight seeing, then going to stay in Knoxville Sunday and go hiking!! Hopefully no bear encounters!!! Eek! We are undecided on where we want to spend 4th of July...where do you think will havehave the best firework show???
Karen wrote: "Chris wrote: "YAAAAAY Summer is here!! I don't think we're planing to go anywhere special this year. Everytime my family plan something, it goes to hell lol.
In fact if I told you what I wanna ..."
LOL, I wish I could say the same for me xD
But Have a nice summer. yours sounds thrilling
So usually we go to the cape, or down to Florida, but...we have other plans. This year my husband and I are celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary. So our kids are throwing us a big anniversary party. Plus my husband and I are going on a celebratory vacation...its just in September. We're going to Paris and than a Mediterranean Cruise. Since all those big things are happening we're doing day trips. This weekend we're going to the Berkshires and than the beach.
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Off topic but since you are driving - download the WAZE app if you haven't all ready ... it's a really cool navigational app that alerts you to road hazards/police/traffic jams and it will reroute you if possible to avoid traffic.
IF you go in to Pigeon Forge - you need to eat at the Old Mill Inn - or The Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant ( it's actually in Sevierville) Those are my 2 favorite restaurants.
We usually go hiking at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but there are so many Tennessee State Parks that have wonderful waterfalls in and around Knoxville like Fall Creek Falls (Which is in between Nashville and Knoxville and is the largest falls this side of the Mississippi). In the National Park - we like to do Clingman's Dome Hike (It's the highest peak in the mountains, but only like 3/4 mile up and back and it's paved) and Laurel Falls (it's another paved one). We really like to do Cade's Cove, which is a motor (Car) trail that tours the old homesteads of GSMNP (lots of historic cabins and even a working mill) and you can see wildlife...my daughter loved it because we saw 2 bears from the safety of our vehicle (as well as wild boar, turkey, deer).
Message me if you have any specific questions!
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Awww! Happy 25th! So jealous of you getting to go to Europe...I've only been outside of the US to Canada...sounds exciting!
Vega_girl wrote: "Karen wrote: "We (My parents, brother's family, sister's family, my family) always go to the beach for a week and rent a house. We have 2 beaches we frequent (one in North Carolina and the other in..."Sounds great...let me know how Nashville is. I love the show and its always drawn my attention.
Chris wrote: "YAAAAAY Summer is here!! I don't think we're planing to go anywhere special this year. Everytime my family plan something, it goes to hell lol.
In fact if I told you what I wanna do this summer..."
I doubt it. I'm sure you'll do something we find interesting!!!
Karen wrote: "We (My parents, brother's family, sister's family, my family) always go to the beach for a week and rent a house. We have 2 beaches we frequent (one in North Carolina and the other in South Carolin..."So I have to tell all my camping friends how my family camps...as a child we went camping throughout New England, we even went to Puerto Rico and camped by the ocean absolutely beautiful. Now fast forward to my married life with children... My husband was raised to believe that camping was any time you didn't sleep in your bed, "when you sleep at your cousins house, that's camping, when we stay at a hotel, that's camping" was what my father in law instilled in my husband. Needless to say we never went camping. The closet we've gotten to camping is staying at a friends cabin in the Adirondacks.
Karen what beaches do you go to in the Carolinas?
Karen wrote: "Erika wrote: "So usually we go to the cape, or down to Florida, but...we have other plans. This year my husband and I are celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary. So our kids are throwing us a big..."Thanks!!! I'm so looking forward to it. We've only done mostly Caribbean, US east coast and once to Canada. This is a big trip for us.
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Barbara, I went to Tennessee last year, I have a group of 9 friends that live all over the world and once a year in the summer we get together for a week vacation. We stayed in Pigeon Forge last year. Loved it, it was gorgeous. Loved the Smokey Mountain's National Park.
Erika wrote: "So usually we go to the cape, or down to Florida, but...we have other plans. This year my husband and I are celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary. So our kids are throwing us a big anniversary p..."
Wow Paris, that is amazing! Now that is a vacation!! I've been seeing your Paris pins in Pinterest and I was wondering if you were planning a trip. 25 years congrats!! You must be so excited!!
Chris,
Life is always busy, so sometimes what you would call a boring summer would be fabulous to me!!! hahaha
Karen,
Your summer sounds like ours when our kids were young. We loved camping and going to lakes!!!
I actually just got back from my annual weeks vacation with my girl friends. This year we went to Seattle, because one of the friends lives in that area. We rented a house right on Washington Lake. It was beautiful. We did all the Seattle tourist things, but then we took a fairy to Victoria Island, BC Canada for just the day. It was gorgeous and I wish we had more than a day to spend there. Next year we are going to Cape Cod.
The rest of the summer we are just doing lake trips. My sister-in-law has a cabin by Lake Pine Mountain which is by Yosemite and we always go there with the whole family. Then we have cousins that we go to either Lake Tahoe or Lake Mont Pine every year. I think we are doing Lake Tahoe this year. So very relaxing vacations on the lake and I get time to read!!!
Etika, Karen, Chris you srrms you are gonna have amazing summer. Can't wait to see photos. Please don't take this away from me ill feel like I went to all those places with you xD Erika Happy anniversary sweetheart :*
Chris wrote: "Vega_girl wrote: "Karen wrote: "We (My parents, brother's family, sister's family, my family) always go to the beach for a week and rent a house. We have 2 beaches we frequent (one in North Carolin..."So Chris if you go to the Cape let me know where, there's a breakfast spot that is AMAZING!!!!!! I think it's so cool that you and your friends do that.
Hi Ladies, Happy Summer to all. Sounds like you all going to have a lot of fun during this Summer. Over here in Singapore, we have summer all year round but not as exciting compared to what you all have.
Erika, Happy Anniversary to you and your husband :D
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I will definitely let you know if we do Cape Cod next. :) It is really nice getting together and in different place. I can't tell you how much I look forward to it each year. We come from all over, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Jacksonville Florida, Spain, Australia and Montreal Canada. We're very close friends and keep in touch throughout the year on the internet and can't wait every year to get together.
Chris wrote: "Erika wrote: "Chris wrote: "Vega_girl wrote: "Karen wrote: "We (My parents, brother's family, sister's family, my family) always go to the beach for a week and rent a house. We have 2 beaches we fr..."Did you guys meet in college?
Wow, so much to cover in so little time!!Chris I am so glad you guys had a blast in Seattle!!! That is so cool that you guys keep in touch and travel annualy!!!
Erika!!!! Congrats 25 is huge!!! Paris sounds amazing!! Take notes, our goal is Paris 2018!!!
Karen we are right now in the Great Smokey Mountains.....I am sitting in the hotel mentally preparing.....there is a high bear activity alert....We may just drive around all the little paved routes....Definitely doing Clingman's dome!! Laurel Falls is one with high bear acticity so we are skipping that one....but might check out Cade's Cove....just google mapped it!! Thanks!!
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So happy you enjoyed your Seattle visit!
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Wow! So cool! What a fun way to spend your anniversary trip! Congrats on 25 years! That amazing!
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We just got back from a camping trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon for the 4th. We watched fireworks at Manzanita beach and it was so much fun! Our favorite thing is the food, though. They have the best crepes in Cannon Beach. I think we kind of go there just for them...
Other than that, not much on the radar. Hopefully, it will be a nice and lazy summer.
Everyone sounds like they're going to have a lot of fun this year!
That sounds amazing Deanna.....and very relaxing!
Deanna wrote: "So I'm a little late to the party! ;) We just got back from a camping trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon for the 4th. We watched fireworks at Manzanita beach and it was so much fun! Our favorite thing ..."
Nice...I'm a sucker for good crepes. They are a favorite of mine.
Everyone seems to have awesome plans. This summer will mostly be relaxing. Saving up to move in with the boyfriend and hopefully getting my Master's Degree. And I plan on reading a lot of course ;).
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We just got back from a camping trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon for the 4th. We watched fireworks at Manzanita beach and it was so much fun! Our ..."
Well, if you ever make it to Cannon Beach, definitely search them out. They're on the same street as the big public restroom across from the visitor's center. ;)
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And I plan on reading a lot of course ;)."
Very cool!
Candyce wrote: "Everyone seems to have awesome plans. This summer will mostly be relaxing. Saving up to move in with the boyfriend and hopefully getting my Master's Degree. And I plan on reading a lot of course ;)."
Reading is always a must include in any plans!! Lol!
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And I plan on reading a lot of course ;)."
Relaxing sounds fantastic. Especially if you have getting your Master's Degree coming up. Relax now, enjoy your reading but that is awesome that you will be getting your masters and are moving out with your boyfriend.
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Sounds great have fun Chris!
Chris wrote: "Candyce wrote: "Everyone seems to have awesome plans. This summer will mostly be relaxing. Saving up to move in with the boyfriend and hopefully getting my Master's Degree. And I plan on reading a..."
Yeah, I can't wait :).
Enjoy your long weekend at the cabin! I can only imagine that it's very relaxing!
Chris wrote: "I'm heading out for a long weekend at the cabin!!! Leaving tonight and I don't have any internet access up there or even cell phone service, but I will definitely be reading by the lake all weekend..."Enjoy the reading and being unplugged!!!
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And I pla..."
My long weekend got cut a bit short. We came back yesterday evening, because my son found out his friend in the Marines was coming home for 3 days. He wanted to see him, so we decided to leave. I did have a nice relaxing time while we were there and hope to get back up there again this summer!!
That's awesome that you cut it short for his friend!! Parent bonus points!!
Chris wrote: "Candyce wrote: "Chris wrote: "Candyce wrote: "Everyone seems to have awesome plans. This summer will mostly be relaxing. Saving up to move in with the boyfriend and hopefully getting my Master's De..."That's so nice!
Chris wrote: "Candyce wrote: "Chris wrote: "Candyce wrote: "Everyone seems to have awesome plans. This summer will mostly be relaxing. Saving up to move in with the boyfriend and hopefully getting my Master's De..."I agree! It's really sweet you did that.
Summer is here and many of us have plans! Let us know what you plan on doing this summer! Vacations, going to the beach, the lake, going for walks, surfing, swimming, camping, laying in the sun, what are your favorite summer activities?