Mini Vacation

When Raj and I first started dating, he suggested we take a short trip to Gatlinburg TN for the weekend. This was about our third week of dating and it was at that suggestion that I knew this was the man of excitement that I had been waiting for (and boy was he!). Since then, Gatlinburg has become sort of special to us. We've been three times now! This last one was this last memorial day weekend.

I wanted to do something extra special for him this Valentines. In Feb. he came home after visiting his parents in India for a whole month. He came back the day before Vday and even though he was exhausted and jet lagged he wined and dined me, I owed it to him! I was lucky enough to come into some money at that time, and while I admit it was a fast, not so smart decision, I booked us a cabin in Gatlinburg for our four day weekend (but as usual, SO worth it).

Waiting almost four months to go was super hard, but so worth the wait. As usual we had a blast. The view from these cabins is phenomenal. We love grilling, and sitting in the hot tub with a drink in hand. This particular cabin had a pool table even. I think Raj and I were due for a relaxing weekend (me especially, after this terribly exhausting school year!). 

If you've never been here, I HIGHLY suggest it. It can easily be a romantic vacation, one for a family, anything. There are tons of attractions and gift shops, not to mention the Smoky Mountain State Park, one of the most beautiful drives you could have.

Our cabin was amazing. Hot tub outside, giant garden tub inside, full kitchen, washer/dryer, grill, AND a pool table in the loft ( just to name a few! )

I don't get to grill at home as much as I'd like. Mosly because our grill sucks, and we could never get this kind of view from a grill at home! We grilled ribs, steak, and corn on the cob. I had made Raj a deal on the steak. He was saying he was full after two bites, so I said if he finished ALL of it, I'd buy him a pair of Nike's . . . he ate it all haha.

For $15 each we were able to rice a lift up the mountain. The view is incredible and we were so lucky that it was such a beautiful day!

While this treat was a bit costlier, we took a helicopter ride! So beautiful!

I thought I would share our trip. If anyone is trying to plan something for this summer, I highly recommend checking out Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge Tennessee USA. Totally worth it!

All of us, including our pup Zoe, had a great time!