Many of you know that yesterday was my Birthday , so Mike said we should do whatever and go to a show in the evening.  Sept. 25, 2013 started out rainy and continued most of the day and evening, but didn't dampen our spirits. My first phone call was from Kylie and I was inside buying tickets for last night so we missed it. I was so touched and HUMORED by it, that I had to call her right away, as she had not left for school.  She sang me a new and different B-day song. I also chatted with Grandson Jayden, who was very chipper!  Next Mike took me to the BIGGEST  Christmas store in the East, and it was SEVERAL ROOMS, in Pigeon Ford.   I only bought three ornaments, and two are gifts!  Pretty good, don't you think?

 

     Next we started towards the other end of the town of Gatlinburg to an Arts and Crafts community that is an 8 mi. loop. It was still raining quite a bit, so we went to an English PUB for lunch.  We were the first guests of the day, and she explained their menu,homemade pub food, NOT restaurant food. I was so hungry by then that I could have eaten anything and I DID ! We had the works: shared two dinners and if you see the pictures, you will KNOW it was not my usual Weight Watcher fare. HOWEVER, it WAS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

 We visited several shops and I purchased a few gifts, before we headed to our motel to get ready for the Lumberjack Show which was at 5 P.M. We also had "lumberjack food" there, not light either. The show was very entertaining and funny.

 Later we rode the trolly downtown from our motel and walked back in order to walk off our dinner. It was lightly raining, but we enjoyed the stroll and fresh air.  I ended the day with two more Birthday calls, and one all the way from my sister Patrice who is in Victoria B.C.  What a special treat! I heard from a lot of friends through texts and emails too.