Another long weekend. . .

I love it when my husband comes and stays a long weekend.  Though I never get any sewing or cleaning done in the apartment, we do a lot in other areas.

We did take a road trip around a mountain - not intending to, but at least we were able to enjoy it.  I also spotted a Quilt Block on a building in Oliver Springs as part of the Quilt Trail in Tennessee.  Funny thing is this block is only a few miles up the road from me:

This block is so new (2010), I can't even find information on it!

I can't wait for him to finally be down in Tennessee.  The job search is the only thing left for him to get secured!

Last week I did some teaching and some pizza partying.  Watch my other blog for details.  I also received a wonderful Easter towel from Barb last week as part of one of my towel swaps!  Isn't he so cute!  I love him!

Hoping this week goes smoothly as I do have a few classes and a lot of cleaning up to do.  Just hope the warmer temperatures return.

Visiting the Smokies. . .

So hubby and I took a leisurely afternoon Sunday drive down to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park....wishing we had packed a picnic and left earlier in the day, but we enjoyed the sites, sounds and smells of the forest.  The leaves haven't really changed a lot yet, but in a few weekends I'll go back and revisit and take more pictures.

Here's hubby and me - he has the longer arms:

We passed through the outer edge of the park and back through Galinburg and Pigeon Forge area to head home.  Man, talk about busy tourist area!

 

Another neat thing we saw was this quilt block on a building.  Here in Tennessee they have a trail of these throughout the entire state.  Close to 470 blocks.  It's called the Appalachian Quilt Trail.  This block is located in Townsend, Blount County.  This was pure luck to see along the side of the road, though I had planned to seek these blocks out as a traveling day with the kids - now I'm more excited to get started!

 It was a wonderful weekend!