alone nights on the balcony.

catching up on the world wide web. listening to great music. getting serenaded by the frogs. seeing the lights and sounds of gatlinburg with the shadows of mountains in the background. the big moon up above. nice time to just relax and be semi productive, encouraged by good music, and soak in the cooler night air. :)

smoky mountains.

i love the smoke on the mountains. it's so peaceful yet eery. i just love looking up and gazing at the magical tree-covered mountains in the distance. sometimes they're completely hidden by the mist and clouds and smoke. sometimes they're as clear as day. riding up to ober gatlinburg, i could see all the indentations and subtle shapes of the mountains. i want to be huge and jump from one to the other, explore their nooks and crannies with my fingers and toes. it's makes me think of how great God is, and wonder if that's how He formed these mountains, by molding them with His hands. many of them look like they have finger indentations down the sides. love it.

random dance parties with no boys allowed.

you know. you just get the urge to dance. and you can't hide it. so, thankfully it's after 9pm, which is the curfew for girls to be in guys rooms and vice versa. so you gather in a girls living room and break out. you don't have to worry about looking stupid or being scandalous cause no boys are watching or will ever see what goes on. good times. :)

mornings on my balcony.

it's still kinda cool. you can feel the breeze every now and then. looking down on the strip, seeing the town come alive slowly. catching up with the world on my computer. great music thats so loud and powerful i can't do anything but listen and sing. everything seems to apply to me. seeing people walk to work and yelling hello. the lush green mountains surrounding me. a great way to start the day. :)

frogs.

there are a lot of frogs here in gatlinburg. on our balcony (the only place i can get wireless) at night you can hear them (when the ac isn't drowning them out that is). looking out onto the city surrounded by mountains and hearing the frogs. wonderful. :)