We had the blessing of spring break with the kids this year, and I actually had the time off to boot. Yippee! I was skeptical how we'd do with that much straight family time, since that doesn't really happen for me anymore, but am thrilled to say it was a joy and a bonding experience.
The first couple of days we spent time with friends in the area, playing, watching movies, scrapbooking. Then on Wednesday, dark and early, Dale and I and the 4 kiddos hit road for the 10 hour drive to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
We met Dale's parent-like friends from childhood, Mike and Nancy, who hooked us up with an awesome place to stay. Together we enjoyed the pools, shuffleboard, yummy food and cable TV, as well as the touristy parts of Gatlinberg. We got to ride to the mountaintop over town in the Ober aerial tram. Whee!
On Friday, we drove a few hours to hang out with (my) Dale's parents, Denise and Dale, and his baby sister Becka. We enjoyed meeting some of the family and playing Apples to Apples, but my favorite part was looking at the decades of photos and memorabilia decorating every wall. Cute little blond baby Dale, awww, posing for prom pictures in his uniform, awww. ;-)
The last day came too quickly, which is exactly how a vacation should go: loving it so much you want "just one more day". We spent Saturday hiking to the high point of the Smoky Mountains, over rocks and behind waterfalls. Insert German accent:
you vill valk up dis hill AND you vill like it! 
I won't say that everything went completely smoothly, but in summary the week was totally awesome and a break worth taking!
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