Your Uncle Raja and I are in Tennessee on vacation, and we've been having a great time. The only down side to being away from home is that I do have a tendency to miss the people I love, and my dear you are at the top of the list. So is my Buster, though, so you're in happy company.
We wanted to bring you back some fun mementos and we happened across a Disney store while we were shopping down here in Sevierville (the home town of Dolly Parton!)...we decided to head inside and we found all kinds of fun things to bring home for you! I am so excited to see you dress up in the Princess Minnie dress we picked out for you. It's pink and has white polka dots just like Minnie does too.
We decided to head down to Gatlinburg and we found a lot of fun places to look at. There are a ton of adventure types of parks here, with ferris wheels, go-karts, putt-putt, laser tag, and more. There's a Ripley's Museum of strange things, lots of carnival food joints with elephant ears, funnel cakes, ice cream, fudge and more. This would be a really fun place to bring you when you are older! Gatlinburg has a lift that goes all the way to the top of one of the smaller mountains, and although I would have gone I think it was a little steep for your Uncle Raja.
There are a lot of places to shop, and I found some moccasins and looked for a pair of cowboy boots or moccasins for you but you're still so small I couldn't find any. I suppose the sparkly princess shoes we got for you will have to do, haha...We found some t-shirts and other souvenirs for ourselves and we're pretty happy with our trip. The drive into Gatlinburg was also incredibly beautiful - and I bet it would be even prettier in the fall. I would come here again for sure. Our room has a Jacuzzi tub and a very nice balcony with a pretty view too. It took us 9 hours to drive here!!
We're going to head out to one of the local restaurants tonight for their "world famous" BBQ, which I am excited about. We have mostly been relaxing, since it's been in the 90s here and very humid all week. I do NOT like hot weather, but I am enjoying my time here with Roger and we aren't doing too much outside except for our trip to Gatlinburg.
I miss you sweetheart and love you very much! I just want you to know that we are thinking of you and that we've found some fun things to bring back to you.
Give your mommy and daddy and Clara big hugs for us, and when we're back in town we'll come and visit you and bring you a bunch of fun surprises!!!
Love,
Aunt Erin & Uncle Raja
PS - Uncle Raja was kind enough to hold up the princess dress for me in the store so I could send the picture to your mom. He got some funny looks but was a good sport. Thanks Rog!
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