Hello everyone!
I just wanted to post and tell you all how our JR/SR trip went! Oh my goodness, It was so much fun! We left for Bro. Josh's parents house in Toledo on Friday right after school.. We got there around six I think. We went there, and settled in, and then we went out to eat at the Spaghetti Warehouse. It was pretty good. After we ate we all piled back in the van, and went over to Nicki's house (Bro. Josh's sister) we played the Wii for a little while.. It was fun!
Us three girls, Samantha, Lakisha and I, stayed at the Newbolds house while the guys stayed at Nicki's and Rays. We left Toledo on Saturday morning around eight or so, and we traveled all day to Gatlinburg. On the way down Sam, Lakisha, Francisco and I played the card game ROOK almost all of the way down.. We played UNO for about an hour or so, but the rest of the time it was Rook.. (We're pretty much addicted to that game, lol) We finally arrived in Gatlinburg at six or so.. We got stuck in alot of traffic in Pigeon Forge due to a car show.. There were people sitting on the side of the road all day long watching old cars go by.. How crazy is that?!?!?! When we got to the condo we finished making dinner, and we played games the rest of the night. It was fun! A great way to start our week!
On Sunday we got up and went to church at Liberty Baptist Church where Pastor Settles is. We were able to hear Bro. Mark Bujey (sp?) preach.. It was great! After church we went out to eat and then back to the condo to change into something more casual for the rest of the afternoon. We went up to Ober Gatlinburg and went on the Alpine Sleds.. It was awesome.. Very scary at first though. In order to go out on the sled you had to go up the mountain even farther on ski lifts. I was scared to death at first because of the whole heigths issue, lol.. I wasn't the only one that was nervous, I think we all were.. Any way we got up there safely and it was a blast! Not as scary as we thought. :0) After that we went "home" and got changed, and went to church.. After church we went Putt-putting. It was cool..
On Monday we went to all of the Ripleys Believe it or Not things. First we went to the Museum.. There was a bunch of crazy stuff in there! It was very interesting. lol.. After the museum we went to the van and ate lunch, and then off to the 4-D moving theatre. After the theatre we walked the streets of Gatlinburg on the way to the Ripleys Aquarium! That was awesome!! the aquarium is one of my favorite parts of the trip! We saw so many different animals! We were able to touch some kind of thing related to the spider, and then also a Sting Ray! The Sting Rays are soft and squishy! lol it was so cool! You were able to go through tunnels underneath the water, and look at all of the sharks, and fish.. The Saw fish would lay across the tops of the tunnels, they are so big! lol It's crazy! You could look up and see there mouths. lol it was funny! After the aquarium we walked back up the streets of Gatlinburg and back to our car so we could meet Pastor and Mrs. Jurva out to eat. We went to the Apple Creek Orchard.. it was very good! Monday night was of course another night of Rook and Buzz Word.
On Tuesday we all got up and us girls made Biscuits and Gravy for breakfast, and then we left for Caves Cove! Wow! Was it gorgeous or what!! We were able to stand five feet away from three deer that were off to the side of the road.. It was pretty neat. We walked through a creek and took some great pics of the mountains. Once we were on our way home we saw a bear crossing the street.. It was awesome! lol I have never seen a bear alive before! lol
That night we went out to eat at the Dixie Stampede! Boy, was that ever awesome! lol I Loved it! They serve you dinner and then put on a show while you are eating! You have to eat with your hands. You don't have any silverware or anything.. Kinda disgusting, but cool all that the same time! :D They do a bunch of different races and stuff.. It is alot of fun! Oh, and if your side wins, the soldier men ride up and give a girl of there choice a flower! Mrs. Carrie got one! It was cool. lol :0) After Dixie Stampede we met up with Pastor and Mrs. Jurva in Gatlinburg and went putt-putting again.. It was cool! That game was also the game I won! :0) lol I was surprised because I am horrible at putt-putt! lol Once back at the condo we played Rook again.. lol It was crazy because we were all so tired, yet wired! None of us could stop laughing and we got to laughing so hard we were crying! lol It was great!! We didnt get to sleep past one that night, and we had to get up even earlier than any other day the next day, lol.
On Wednesday, we got up and went to the stables for horseback riding! :0) This was another one of my favorite parts of the trip! It was so much fun! We had a guide lead us, and we were in one straight line. Eric's horse Smiley gave him a hard time.. lol He kept wanting to eat the grass.. lol it was funny.. I felt bad for him.. After horseback riding we went to the Wonder Works Museum that was cool.. I really enjoyed it! If you ever go to Gatlinburg you have to go there! You will enjoy it! They have so many different things! I layed on a bed of nails.. That was pretty cool.. It didn't really hurt, it poked a little but thats it.. We went to church after dinner that night and then after church we went putt-putting again. It was fun.
On Thursday we went to Dollywood! :D That was great! I went on all of the water rides, and then one little roller coaster! They tried to get me to go on more, but I chickened out, lol... Oh well. Thursday night we went out to eat for the last time and then shopping in some outlets.. All in all it was a great week! I would do it again in a heartbeat! We got home on late Friday night. It is always great to be home! I missed everyone here.. I think I called Mom three or four times a day.. lol
I hope you all have a great week! I will post pictures of the trip soon!
Love ya! Ber
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