To be honest, the first and last days were exhausting. It takes a good 9 hours to drive there so we spent two days driving. When we pulled into Pigeon Forge it was like a southern Vegas. There were things all over the place. I'm surprised more wrecks don't happen. We headed to the cabin, which looked EXACTLY like the pictures, and decided to kinda chill and not really do anything big. We saw The Avengers and then rented Thor and still needed to see Captain America so that was our game plan. We went to Big Daddy's Pizza and then to Walgreens for supplies.
Day 1:
Big Daddy's Pizza
There were a couple of pizza places we were trying to pick from and we ended up at Big Daddy's Pizza. They make their own dough every day and all the ingredients are fresh. The waitress told us that they don't even have a freezer in their restaurant because everything is fresh. Now that's commitment! Eric got a chicken and cheese pizza with the Big Daddy's sauch (mixture of alfredo and marinara) and I got an alfredo pizza with spinach, artichokes, and sun dried tomatoes. It was really good but we couldn't finish it all so we took it back to the cabin and I ate some the next day.
Walgreens/Captain America
We needed to go to Walgreens to get some cereal, milk, ice cream, Captain America, and other necessities. It wasn't a long trip, but it was productive. We ate some Reese's ice cream bars, put on our jammies, and watched Captain America. I have to say that it was much better than Thor, but that Chris Hemsworth was more fun to watch. We had this movie on our Netflix list but it was taking forever since we had an issue with our other movie, so we went ahead and Redboxed it. Of course, when we got home, it was in our mailbox.
Day 2:
We got up relatively early (for me anyway), got ready, and went to the Old Mill, shopped around a bit, went to the Tanger outlets, took a nap, and saw a movie.
Old Mill
I'd heard that the Old Mill Restuarant was good so we decided to go there for lunch. It was only one light down from where we were staying so it didn't take too long to get there. The food was really good but the portions were HUGE. I had the chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Then we went walking around the Old Mill shops. They're old timey shops like creameries, candy stores, and toy shops. Eric got some ice cream but I was so full that I couldn't even think about ice cream. We went to the candy store, too, but didn't buy anything. Then we went to the toy store to look for something for Kaleb. We got him a bus and some sunglasses. He's pretty cool in them.
Tanger Outlets
I'm gonna be honest. I'm super shocked that I even lasted long enough to go to the outlet malls. My stamina isn't so great these days. But I was on a mission. I needed to find a dress for the wedding and thought that would be a good place to start. I started out at stores like Gap or Loft, but soon realized that those stores weren't going to have dresses that fit me in my current baby-growing state. I ended up at Motherhood Maternity and found a dress that I really like. Then I was on the hunt for shoes and accessories. I didn't get anything there but ended up finding something in Jackson. I'll post a pic of the whole outfit once it's together. We made a pit-stop at The Children's Place and got a dress for Adalay, a shirt for Kaleb, and some flip flops for him, too. By the time we were done I was about to pass out I was so tired. We went to the cabin and I napped for a couple of hours so I could make it the rest of the day.
Sieverville
That night, post-nap, we went to Sieverville to see a movie. Now that we had seen Thor and Captain America, we wanted to see The Avengers again. Before we ate we went to a Chinese/Japanese buffet. We thought the movie theater was going to be big since it was near Pigeon Forge, but it was pretty small and outdated. It kinda made me laugh. We saw the movie again and it made a little more sense. Now I'm ready for a Hulk movie. He's my favorite character. (but Thor's my favorite dude) After the movie we went back to the cabin and played pool and ping pong then went to bed.
Day 3:
This was a busy day, too. We didn't get up as early as the day before, but early enough to get a bunch done.
Apple Barn
We went to the Apple Barn for lunch and walked around the different stores they had. I had the fried catfish, mac and cheese, and mashed potatoes. I think the fish was baked or maybe not fried in cornmeal because it tasted different. We went to the winery and Eric got his parents some apple strawberry wine for keeping Kaleb. I got some chocolate raspberry truffle ice cream (which was awesome!) but I didn't even eat half of it.
Putt Putt
Eric is a putt putt fanatic and we always want to play when we go somewhere. We always go to a movie on vacation, too. We're kinda chill folk. Anyway, he found a place with a volcano, airplane, ship, and caves that was pretty fun. We had to ride a train to the top of the golf course then work our way down. I actually got a hole in one on one hole. Woohoo! We didn't really keep score because there were some holes that took us, like, 8 shots to get it in. I was pretty tired after that so we went back for some more chill time before the Dixie Stampede.
Dixie Stampede
The one thing that most people said to do was go to the Dixie Stampede. I've never been but I've been to somewhere like it on a band trip with Eric. You could pick the north or the south so we chose the south (duh!) to cheer for. When we got there we sat in a big room for the preshow entertainment. Of course it was bluegrassy music...you know, banjo, fiddle, etc. Eric's dad would have really liked it. When the show started they gave us all this food and no utensils of course. Like, they gave us a whole chicken. I didn't eat everything because that would be crazy. The show was entertaining with songs and games and horse races. It was close, but the south won!
Day 4:
Another day of driving. It was pretty uneventful except for a part of the interstate that was closed right outside of Birmingham. We had to take a 40 minute detour through stopped traffic to get home. It was so good to see Kaleb again, but I really enjoyed our trip.
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