Good Ole Rocky Top

So after three long weeks of vascular, our vacation week had finally arrived.....and I could not have been more READY!!  We loaded up the car early Monday morning and headed to "God's country"....good ole Knoxville, Tennessee!  Can you see the excitement on our faces? (especially Mason's ha!)

On the drive, we mapped out plans for the week.  We wanted to spend time with family and friends, but we also wanted to have a few days for just the two of us....after all, it was our vacation, and we had hardly seen each other the last three weeks.  First off, we headed to my parents to spend a few days and to celebrate little Jeannine's 17th birthday.  We had great food and loved relaxing and catching up with the fam.  Then, it was off for a little alone time.  We loaded up the car again, and headed to the grocery store to get food for our little two day adventure.

Curt grew up on the lake, and its honestly his FAVORITE place to be!  So where else would our little excursion take place..... He had planned for us to take his dad's boat up river near Tellico, where his family spent their summers before they bought their lake house.  I had never been to this area, but I had heard it was absolutely beautiful and......it was!!!  We anchored out in a small cove surrounded by the most picturesque scenery I have ever seen.  No houses, no boats, no people.  It was perfect.  We spent the days basking in the sun on the front of the boat.....laughing, talking, reading....this was just what we needed!  Here are a few pictures from our little adventure.....

The last few days of our vacation were spent with Curt's family.  Several of our friends were planning to come in for the UT/Florida game that weekend, and Curt's parents had planned to take the boat down to join the Vol Navy for a little tailgating.  For those of you who don't know Curt, UT football has to be his 2nd most favorite thing.......add to that the fact that we were taking the boat down to the game, and he was in heaven!  We loaded up the boat with tons of food and drinks, then all piled on to head down to the game.  Once we arrived, we tied up to another boat, and the tailgating began.   We stuffed our faces, and headed up to G10 to visit with some other friends.  The game started at 3:30, and unfortunately our seats were in the sun the entire game....needless to say it was HOT HOT HOT!!!  After three hours of sweltering in the heat and an unfortunate loss for the Vols, we headed back to the boat to cool off, enjoy some more food, and celebrate Curt's dad's birthday with a yummy orange velvet cake!  Here are a few game day pictures.....

The next day, we packed up and headed back to our sweet little Homewood.  So grateful for a week of rest and relaxation.  Now moving on to our first orthopedic rotation....say a little prayer for us!