Wednesday, July 18, 2012

~ Vacation with my favorite people! ~ and Weigh in Wednesday ~

Hi friends,

Wow… I have been gone to long! Lets get caught up!

A few weeks ago Shane and I took off for our yearly motorcycle vacation. Hooked up the camper to the bike and off we go! Yep… during this heat wave. Man it was HOT! But we went anyway!

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We headed down the Smokey Mountains to Maggie Valley, NC.

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We spend our vacation here every year riding in the mountains.

Lovebirds. ♥

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But this year was special! This year we met up with my best friend of 33 years, Tammy, and her husband, Bill, and spent the whole week with them!

This is Tammy and I up in the mountains!     

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HOT! It was 100 degrees everyday if we left the valley! SO we tried to stay in it as much as we could!

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Me… being a giant dork! HOT panting!

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Beautiful lilies.

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Besties forever!

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Bill and Shane doing what they do… fixing stuff. They never stop! Tammy and I have a love/hate with their need to repair at all times!

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I will be back soon with more vacation adventures! We rode the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway. We spent a day at Soco Waterfall and then another day in Jonathan Creek! So much fun!

Until next time…

Carmen and the Primcats

PS… Weigh in Wednesday catchup! I’m down 25 pounds since January 9th, 2012. I am still working out hard in Zumba, doing personal training and working on losing that last 10 pounds. :) I’m keeping at it!
Never quit!


10 comments:

Carmen S. said...

Looks like you had alot of fun and yes it sure is HOT!!!!! Congrats on the wt. loss, I had lost 18# but gained 2 lbs. back, it's a struggle but I'm NOT giving up;) Stay cool and enjoy the day!!!!

Jan - Life on Buttermilk Hill said...

What a great vacation! When our kids were 13 and 8, we went down the Blue Ridge to Charlotte. The scenery is breathtaking!! We were planning on moving down there until we found out they would bus the kids to the other side of the city. Brian still remembers the donkeys we petted on the side of the road while traveling down the Parkway!!Nice "lovebird"pic!! ;) --Jan

Sunny Simple Life said...

How pretty. Have always wanted to see that part of the country.

Pendleton Primitives said...

Awesome adventure and weight loss!
~Christina

Natasha said...

OMG! What an awesome adventure you had!! My DH would love to take off on a bike ride like that :) Congrats on your acheivments!! You go Girl!!

Earlene said...

Yes you have been gone too long!
OMG I loved BlueRidge Parkway..it is so beautiful...especially on a motorcycle. I have never heard a thunderstorm like the one we had when we were there..it echoed for hours.
All 4 of you must have had a blast Carmen!
Loved the pictures!
(((Hugs)))
Earlene

cynthia lee designs said...

Looks like you had a great vacation!!
I'm still best friends with my bestie since we were 10 years old.
Congrats on the weight lost. I've lost 22 lbs, but need to lose about 10 to 15 more.

Lois Christensen said...

Great photos of you and your friend and the lilies! Good job on the weight loss! Hoping you get the next 10 off really quick!

My Colonial Home said...

What a wonderful place to spend a vacation and with 'friends' to boot!
Travel safely.
Karen

Firecracker Kid said...

Ahhh, now that's the life. Motorcyclin' with the wind in your hair. The BR Parkway is wonderful, but air conditioning is even more so... lol.
Hugs~Carol