Fun in the Cabin

It's finally here, my last post about our trip to Gatlinburg. Like I mentioned a few days ago we rented the most amazing cabin! When we go to the Smoky Mountains a great cabin is key because we're going to spend most of our time there. Here are some photos of what we got up too.

One morning Aubrey gave us makeovers on the porch and Kimmie taught us all about the wonders of fiber lash! The best part was Aubrey did mine in the bright sun, so the base was WHITE when I went inside. Like, mime white! It was a good look.

Our combined supplies. 

It was a very exciting time for the boys. 

Especially Kabuki. 

Turns out we are all huge Office fans! So we played this game. I got to be Phyllis.

Look at all those Schrute Bucks! We never finished the game because I was hangry and we had to go get lunch.

Kabuki is so cute! He cuddled up under every blanket. 

Again, I loved the little bar by the stove in the kitchen. It made it so easy to hang out while someone was making dinner. Aubrey suggested we do a baked potato bar and I think it is going to be a new staple! It was so fun and it makes it easy for all of us with different diets to eat together!

Oh yeah!

Crystal hiding her face because she wasn't wearing eyeliner, haha!

Yum! Potatoes with Earth Balance and broccoli and fake chicken strips and hot sauce. Perfect.

We brought tons of games as usual, but only ended up playing two. This was our Kigurumi night.

We played Heartthrob. Have you taken my advice and found this yet? It is SO FUN. We laughed the whole time we played it. We have big plans for our own version of it, coming soon.

Kimmie was a cute panda. She is drinking our signature trip drink, the Hot Tub Club! It was sprite, vodka, grenadine, vodka soaked gummy bears, and strawberries. Very fancy.

Jamie was a devil, I was Totoro, and Travis was a dinosaur. I wish we had gotten a big group photo!

Marc doesn't have one, but Crystal has a Rilakkuma one. Marc is probably laughing at one of my jokes. Maybe.

I posted this on facebook and someone commented that Beiser was praying for Jamie to go away, and now that is all I can see. Hahaha. The devil one was so cute!

And last but not least, here is us being creepy in the tiny room. This is moments before we turned the lights out and tried to scare Travis. It didn't work.
What a great weekend! We are hoping to make it an annual thing. And I can't wait to get back to that cabin!

Pizza! Go Karts! Mirror Maze!

When we got done doing the Fantasy Golf thing, Travis, Kimmie and Jamie had to head back to Nashville so they could work Monday morning. The rest of us headed to find lunch. I told everyone we could go wherever, I would be happy with just a plate of fries but Beiser confessed he loved Mellow Mushroom and wouldn't be mad about eating there a third time. So there we were, third time in three days.

We decided it was time for some mid afternoon vacation cocktails! Aubrey got this cute blue one.

I ordered a strawberry daiquiri thing, which apparently is made with whipped cream and ice cream. I'm pretty sure that isn't standard, the waiter acted like I shouldn't have been surprised. This cute picture of me will always remind me of my disappointment.

Don't worry though, I got a little margarita instead. 

I also got a little personal vegan pizza with some of their yummy tempeh on it. Delicious. 

I love being on vacation with friends who like posing for photos. It makes it even more fun!
After we got pizza we went and rode go karts at the big three story track we like. No photos because I had to drive myself around this time, not just ride with Travis. I wish there was a fun go kart place in Nashville! There is a fancy one, but it is something like 20 bucks for a 4 minute ride or something insane.

After go-karts we headed to Hannah's Mirror Maze! The website looks super lame but I promise it is really fun and worth a visit if you are in town!
You watch a video with really bad computer animation about a vain princess who gets cursed by a witch to live in a mirror maze forever. You have to go save her and only have 7 hours 7 minutes and 7 seconds or something. You finally get let out of that room and go through one of those rooms where a bridge is over a spinning tube. Do you know what I mean? It is so trippy and makes you feel like you are going to FLY off the bridge even though it isn't moving.

Then you go through this cool hallway and up light up stairs. We always have to pose a lot in this hall.

Then you are into the maze! I don't know how to accurately describe it, but if you get a chance, try one out. It is so freaky and fun. There were so many times I would think one of my friends was walking towards me, to only have them come up beside me and freak me out! This maze and fun music that makes you dance in the mirrors.

We always stay in for a long time and backtrack once we find the exit. Too fun to rush!

So freaky! You wear plastic gloves so the mirrors don't get all smudged. That adds to the illusion. 

Beiser was very good at creeping us out in the maze.

There are photos of me like this on someone's phone. I love this photo op spot!

When you find the end you go into a room with black light fireworks, then into another room with fireworks and mirrors on the walls, ceiling and floor! I love it so much. This place is our new tradition!

The Most Awesome Cabin!

My friend Aubrey found the cabin that we stayed in our our friend trip to the Smokey Mountains. It was AMAZING. Most cabins in that area are fun in a lame way, lots of black bear art and heart shaped tubs. This place was legitimately cool. Here are a ton of photos of it!

Here is the approach from the driveway. It is in Sevierville and on a man made lake. If you are there in the summer there is a private dock that you could swim off of. I'm dying to go back!

There was a big center room with several couches and a tv. I never got a great photo, but attached to either end of this room were two 100 year old cabins they had brought there and used as the bedrooms. Amazing.

There were beautiful stained glass windows in random walls and cool art and antiques everywhere.

This totem pole was in front of a shop the owners of this house built in Gatlinburg. I wish I had looked up the year. It was the 50's maybe? They apparently had lots of businesses in town. The only one still standing is the space needle.

Here is a photo of them with one of their shops, Nuts to You! The Native American man standing there is a Cherokee and carved the totem pole for them.

The tv was tuned to CNN for primary results the whole time we were there. No one minded. 

Big amazing kitchen. I love the drainboards on the sides of the sink. And that big island with seating around. We spent lots of time cooking and playing games in here.

This doll was in the house and we moved her around to scare each other. 

We got to the cabin late at night and there were no lights one. It was SCARY to walk through with just your phone flashlight and see things like spinning wheels and scythes. Ah! It was much cuter by the light of day.

This is the room Travis and I stayed in. 

Look at that window!

There were three claw foot tubs in the house and one in our room! i never ended up using it though. The hot tub was just so tempting!

Peanut Butter Bars and Chicko Stiks not included. Those were a gift for Travis, haha!

Another bedroom. I love that quilt!

That room was "school themed". 

I LOVE this pastel portrait. I want one of me and Travis.

There was a loft that was SO SCARY at night. We hid up there from Travis, Kimmie and Jamie since they arrived after we did. During the day it was cute. When I was a kid I would have LOVED to stay there.

In addition to the five bedrooms there was this sleeping porch! It was all screened in and would be amazing in the spring or summer. I want to take a nap out there!

 I liked this bedside table.

The back porch had this outside kitchen and a grill! The deck was big, overlooked the lake and had the hot tub and an outside shower.

You can kind of see the lake here. I'm toasting it with my Redd's. Those are so good!

Oh did I mention the lake was totally dry? Haha, I guess they drain it in the winter. But how great would it be in the summer!

Last but not least, look at this little poodle outside. I love this place!