I feel like we never stay home on the weekends, and when we do, there’s always so much to do that we’re not home much anyway. This weekend, we went up to Pigeon Forge to hang out with Mollie and her family and some of our Tuscaloosa friends. We met Alisha, Tyler, and Kylie in Fort Payne and ate supper at Cracker Barrel before making the drive up there. We didn’t get there until almost midnight, so I was tired by the time we did!
Saturday, we ate a big breakfast that Mollie’s mom made, and then we went hiking somewhere near Gatlinburg. The traffic was HORRIBLE. It took us over an hour to get there when it normally would take like 10-15 minutes. I know fall is peak season, but it was ridiculous! The hike was fun though, and we took a lot of good pictures.
On our way to go hiking
Sisterly love
On our hike :)
We made it to the waterfall!
After our hike, we headed back to the cabin, and Mollie, Jason, and Kylie headed to Knoxville for the game. Travis, Tyler, Alisha, and I decided to just stay at the cabin and watch it. It would have been fun to go, but we had fun just hanging out on the couch and watching all the other games on TV. Alabama looked good in the 2nd half against Tennessee, so we were happy about that. And I’ll just say I’m officially scared about the Iron Bowl…but we have to get through LSU first week after next!
Sunday, we went to church where we saw some other friends from Tuscaloosa! We all went out to eat for lunch together, and then we hit the road. Apparently, someone thought it would be a good idea to close one of the main highways going back to the interstate, so we sat in traffic in Pigeon Forge for over an hour on our way home. We ended up stopping in Chattanooga for church Sunday night, where we saw Josh Tucker (another friend from t-town who just moved there). We finally got home around 8:30 PM after a really long day. It was a fun weekend with friends, but I definitely wasn’t impressed by Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg. Don’t get me wrong….it’s super pretty up there during the fall, but the area is just one big tourist trap. It’s a lot different from the way I remember it last time I was there (although that was 8th grade!). Oh well. We still had a good time! :)
Well, it’s about time to get ready for bed. Hope you’ve had a great day :)
