Renew Marriage Vows

Our fifteen year anniversary is only a little over a year away and I want to get my husband a new wedding band. So, I am going to start looking at mens rings.

A couple years ago, he bought me a new band that had celtic design work on it for when we renew our vows. When we married, we married in front of a judge. We were in the middle of a court battle with his ex so we didn't have the money or the time to plan anything else. For our renewal, we want to do a type of handfasting renewal ceremony. I would love to do it in the woods of the Smoky Mountains but that might be out of reach for us. For now, I have to find him the perfect ring.

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Missing My Mountains

I am wishing for the Smoky Mountains. We haven't been back in a few years and I miss them (even if I have to take a Dramamine to drive through them, I still love them...odd huh?). Next time we go, I think I need to get a travel guide and drive through Tennessee to the other side and actually vacation on the North Carolina side. We visited that side briefly (went to the Cherokee Reservation) but I'd actually like to vacation there for several days.

There are only so many time you can go to Gatlinburg, TN. I've been there several times already and I don't want to do the "tourist" route again. I want to find an out of the way spot and enjoy nature and family. That's the best vacation to me.

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Lovin' Tennessee

We are hoping to take a family vacation to the mountains in a couple months. We try to go there every few years to get away and relax. The kids love it (actually, I think they'd love any hotel with a pool even if it was down the block from where we live, lol). My husband loves it. For me, going to Tennessee soothes my soul. Literally. I have an attachment to Tennessee that I really can't explain. Check out these views! They're awesome.

I miss it when we don't go. When we do go, I don't want to leave. Maybe it is the Cherokee in me...it's in my blood. Definitely in my soul. It's almost spiritual.

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