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November 30, 2008
Christmas in October
As I mentioned last time, Sarah, Nicole, and I stayed at The Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where we had "Christmas Morning" the next day. When we went to bed, we all put our Secret Santa presents under the "tree" to be ready for the next morning:
When we opened presents (with Christmas music blasting in the background) we discovered two things. One, we all definitely took the "tacky and ridiculous" theme to heart, and two... Sarah and I think very much alike. Sarah got me the exact same keychain that I had gotten for Nicole! The craziest part about it, was that this store had thousands of random things, and one rack of personalized name keychains with little wooden pocket-knives attached and Sarah and I both bought the one that said "Bubba." Of all the names, of all the items in the store, we both went for a Bubba pocket-knife keychain. In addition to that, Sarah also gave me a Hillbilly Cookbook, and I gave Nicole a "Ho Ho Ho!" pencil and a sticker with a Native American and a Hillbilly sitting together. Nicole got Sarah a lighter with a leather lighter case that said "Sarah" on it (from the Fudge, Knives, Swimwear, and Leather store, of course).
I took this shot of our messy room while Nicole was filming a scene with Sarah:
Our room even came with a kitchen!
The main lobby:
The Grand Lobby:
The giant (working!) cuckoo clock!
This Santa (in one of the lobbies) has a mailbox where all the kids can put their "letters to Santa" and they'll hear back the next day!
Me, Sarah, and Nicole on "Christmas":
The back door:
We were really sad to leave that afternoon, but we had to get to Washington, DC for our next interview. We filled up on the most extensive complimentary brunch I think I've ever had, and piled back into the car to head to DC.
Goodbye Smoky Mountains!
-Lauren
Posted by lauren at November 30, 2008 05:56 PM
Comments
I miss Pigeon Forge so much. I think about it all the time.
Posted by: Nicole at December 1, 2008 09:36 AM
I loved this entry. I want to go there and stay for a week! What could be nicer than a week of Christmas. I'll start working on my letter to Santa!
Posted by: M at December 1, 2008 03:39 PM