Conner came in last Thursday and stayed until Tuesday morning. We had a great time! He got to meet most of my friends, we did lots of fun activities, and ate a massive amount of junk food.
On Friday we went tubing down the Little River in Townsend, TN, just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The water was absolutely FREEZING!!! I spent most of the time trying not to touch the water. There were a few areas of pretty good rapids, which was a lot of fun. We both really enjoyed it and it was nice and relaxing for the most part.
After that, we went camping with 5 of my friends in Elkmont Campground. That was also great fun. Conner and two others braved the approximately 50 degree water temperatures and swam in the river that runs along the campground. It took him over an hour to warm up after! We got to see a bear, which was my first since moving to Tennessee and took an easy hike up to a waterfall on Saturday morning...overall a very successful camping venture.
Sunday night we played disc golf, made cupcakes, worked out, watched a movie, and took quizzes on his iTouch. The quizzes were hilarious. The questions were things like: "Would you rather listen to music by eating CDs or see bands in concert by licking those in the concert around you?"
The movie was absolutely horrible. We rented "Knowing" with Nicholas Cage. It was creepy and pointless and it was a very good thing we lightened the mood with the quizzes before going to bed.
Making cupcakes was quite entertaining for all involved. It began with expired eggs, which, according to the Internet, are still good as long as they don't float in water. Problem solved. Cupcakes could be made. The egg dilemma also brought on a bet between Anne and Conner that it's impossible to break an egg with your bare hand by squeezing it. That's true, by the way. You should try it. Conner lost the bet.
Before going to play disc golf. The level of excitement is a little disproportionate in this photo.
Finally, this is Conner being the drill sergeant for Anne and I. You should see our muscles after this intense workout.
I wish I had more pictures, but I just forget to take them. Plus, some of them got deleted off the camera somehow.
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