The weekend in bullets

Ah. Monday.

After a short little “vacation” of sorts to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge with friends and classmates from church for a retreat of sorts. . . .but let’s just say the weekend went really fast and was chock full of fun stuff. . .and I’m tired.

Here’s the weekend in bullets:

Friday: • Day off! • Up early to get ready for Alisha’s graduation ceremony. • Traffic. Rain. Nashville. 😦 • Parking. Walking. Tent. Wet feet. • Small wooden chairs.  3-plus hours. • Late start. • Long-winded dean. • Master’s degrees. PhDs. Dissertation titles full of words I don’t understand. • Crowds. Hungry. Chocolate tart. • Mafiozo’s doesn’t open until 4 p.m. • Lunch. • Home. Change clothes. Grab bag. • Pick up Ron and Alisha. • Drive. • STARBUCKS! • Drive. Hours. • Pigeon Forge! • Zorb! • Find cabin. • Zorb! • Eat dinner. • Buy groceries. • Stock cabin. • Pajamas! • Greet friends who just arrived. • Devotion. • Sleep. But can’t sleep. • Sleep.

Saturday: • Breakfast. Scrambled eggs with no salt. . . • Bad hair. Hike in Smoky Mountain National Park.

• Pretty!

• Bear! • Waterfall!

• Walk downhill! • Lunch. Fried chicken. Drink in mason jar. Yum. • SHOWER!!!!!! • Clean clothes!!!!!! • Devotion. • So sleepy. • Outlet mall. Ann Taylor Loft. GO! • Banana Republic hates me and thinks I’m fat. • Snack while others ride go-carts. • Mini golf! Not very good. Hang out with a new gorilla friend.

• Apple Barn for dinner. YUM! • Cabin. Need supplies. • Wal-Mart. • Cookies and milk. • 48 Hours Mystery. Tired. So very tired. Can’t pay attention. • Sleep, blessed sleep.

Sunday: • Why am I awake at 6:15 a.m.? • Coffee. Couch. Blanket. • Shower. Breakfast. More coffee. • Devotion. • Cold. Need jeans. • Titanic museum. • Sing “My Heart Will Go On” while ballet dancing in parking lot. • Learn the name of the passenger whose ticket I will be carrying through the museum. Will she survive? • Second class accommodations were not as nice as I had hoped. • Learn things. See artifacts. Geek out. • MY PASSENGER SURVIVED! She has an exhibit/display in the museum! Sigh of relief. • Scare self with a mirror. Scream. Laugh. A lot. • Hey! The wheel of the ship! Can I drive? Can I drive? • Is the crew member flirting with me? For reals? • Hey! He let me drive the ship! Is he still flirting with me. • Leave room. Touch iceberg. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. • Enter quiet room where other people are watching film. Try to stop laughing. Fail. • More exhibits. Life boat. Picture. • Discover fate of passengers. • Find Heart of the Ocean replica necklace in gift shop. Mock. • Leave. Head to Gatlinburg. Titanic blares its horn (or something). Jump and think we’ve cut off a semi. • Parking adventure. • LUNCH! • Shops. No, I will not ride the Sky Lift. Shops. Read books in shop. Buy caramel corn. • Head home. Drive. Drive. Drive. • Home! Too quiet without Muffin the Wonder Dog. • Dinner. Too quiet after a weekend of being in a house with people. • Bed. Sleep. Monday’s coming.