Cherokee, NC

When Rhett and I went to Asheville for our 6 year wedding anniversary this summer, I picked up a bunch of brochures for activities around the area. I found a few things going on in Cherokee, NC that looked like it would be fun for the fam! Rhett's mom, Cindy enjoys Cherokee for the casino...with the casino comes comped rooms and meals. So, Cindy invited us to come up for a weekend with her and Ray.

We had a great time! Friday night was dinner and bed for the kids, but Rhett and I stayed up. By the light of the bathroom, with shared a bottle of wine and played 500 Rummy late into the night. We usually sit on the couch and watch TV together in the evenings, but this was actually fun!

Saturday, we ventured over to Santa's Land (http://www.santaslandnc.com/). There was a playground, small zoo, train, fair type rides (carousel, ferris wheel, roller coaster) and of course, Santa. It was the perfect amusement park for young children. Price was big enough to ride all of the rides. Santa emphasized how important it is to listen to mommy and daddy and to clean up after yourselves...he was awesome. And, Rhett's favorite part was that it only took less than 2 hours to get through it all! After rest time at the hotel, we went gem mining. Not at all what we had expected, but still fun for the kiddos. They found garnets, amethysts, and a few others that I can't remember. If anybody has any ideas of what to do with them now, please, let me know. After the kids went to bed, Rhett and I played cards again, and yes...we shared another bottle of wine.

Sunday, we went to the arcade, the indoor pool and took a tour of the Cherokee Indian Village. Thanks Cindy and Ray for a really fun weekend!

So, here we are, back to reality. Work and school again today. When I was tucking Jase in tonight, he wanted to know the events of each day from tomorrow through Friday. I think he's already looking forward to next weekend too!