Tender Tennessee Christmas

Did anyone else's husband brave the crazy masses on "Black Friday"

and the next morning hand you a box of brand-new plastic containers and say,

"You would not believe the deal on got on these bad boys!"

And then proceed to give you the play-by-play of his midnight adventures??

JUST ME?!

(And yes, I was the sane one who went to sleep instead of shopping.)

I guess my husband had gotten fed up with the cabinet in our kitchen that holds all the containers, their lids, and any other assortment of items that find their way in.

I agree that it was becoming something of a hazard, since every time we opened the door

something fell out on our heads.

You'll be happy to know that I finally used his gift this week and cleaned up my containers cabinet.

I wonder how long it will stay this way?

Sunday night we took an impromptu trip to Dollywood.  We have season passes that expire at the end of the year, so we wanted to catch a visit before then.  I have grown to really like Dollywood, and it is most definitely neat at Christmastime.

Look, it's two of my favorite people! Joe is in the picture, too.

HAHAHAHAHA :)

We stood in line to see Santa Claus, since there were so few people there. Frosty and Mrs Frosty and some other dressed up girl were in front of us, waiting to see Santa. I never could figure out what they were doing, but the girls liked it!

Audrey Kate talked a big talk about giving Santa a hug and sitting on his lap, but when it came time for her to go, she just stood there and refused to move.  I had to sit there and encourage her.

The best picture we got (and this was the park's picture) was with me holding Audrey Kate in my lap as close to Santa as possible.

She didn't want to be anywhere near him, but he was a sweet Santa, with a real Santa beard.

Abby asked for a snow globe and a reindeer.

I love that her requests, so far anyway, have been either the most simple things in the world (like a flashlight) or they are just utterly impossible (like a reindeer) ha!

She has been consistently asking for a snow globe for many weeks. I think that is the sweetest thing. Joe was in New York a couple of weeks ago and he found one for her there. Won't that be great?! A snow globe from NYC---that city is what I think of when I see snow globes, for some reason.

I don't know why.

We saw a show at Dollywood where they sang "Tender Tennessee Christmas." I hate to admit it made me a little weepy, and also that song is stuck in my head.

OH I know there's more snow up in Colorado, then my roof will ever see. But a tender Tennessee Christmas

is the only Christmas for me!

Now is it stuck in yours?