Whew! I'm back....

So much has happened since I last blogged so I'll try to keep this short - I promise I'll try.  :)

The day before we left for vacation, we found a GREAT little property for sale in Southern Missouri.  The price was fantastic!!!  Eight acres, a home, a huge garage, and several outbuildings.  So, what could we do?  We put a contract on it the day before we left for our Smoky Mountains vacation and the sellers accepted!  Yay!!!

But, back to our vacation, it was a blast!  How could it NOT be fun when we were surrounded by this:

We were in the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, Tennessee area and we had a blast!  There are so many things to do and see there that I highly recommend it for a vacation. 

The big guy (my hubby) was ecstatic to find that the week we were there was also the week of the humongous car show they hold every year! Miles and miles of antique and classic cars lined the main street!  He was in heaven!

We also went to a couple of dinner shows and lots and lots of great touristy spots. 

And oh, the wine!!!  We took the wine tour of 5 different wineries and found (and bought) some great wines for Christmas gifts.  The Tennessee wines are so delicious!!!  Well, all except one.  There is a wine that all of the wineries offer that I really did not like.  I think it was made from a local grape called muscadine?  Maybe it's an acquired taste?  The rest of the wines were excellent! 

When we got home, we closed on the property we found and have been working to clean it up, cute it up, and make it our own (just what I need - another house to clean, lol).  We're just using it as a weekend cabin for now, though.  It was such a good deal that we just couldn't pass it up.  Sometimes you just have to jump in with both feet.  It's smaller than our home, so it's a lot easier to clean, and it's cute as a bug!  Who knows, maybe we'll retire out there someday.  :)

So, that's the vacation update. 

I have some big news that I'll post soon! 

Have a great week everyone! ~ Debra