Dollywood

David and I FINALLY talked our friends John Lewis and Savannah into joining our gym, The Rush. Last week was our first week working out together, and we can definitely tell a difference. It is AMAZING how much harder you work out when you have someone there encouraging and challenging you!!

Before we really hit it hard, Savannah had mentioned going to Dollywood on Saturday. That seemed like a great idea until Saturday came and we could all hardly walk. We were seriously like some old, decrepit people walking around that park! It was good that we all went and suffered together, because anyone else would have thought we were crazy! All that walking, though, actually ended up being a great way to work out all the soreness.

Dollywood doesn't have a whole ton of roller coasters like Six Flags or Carowinds, but they are getting more and more. We were so excited (and slightly freaked out) about riding the new roller coaster, The Wild Eagle. We all LOVED it...so much so that we rode it two different times.

The seats are on the wings of the eagle and your feet hang free, so it really is like flying. That was by far the smoothest roller coaster I have ever been on. Although it was a BIG climb, there was no clanking up the first hill like a normal roller coaster. The restraint did not hurt like some of them do. It was a smooth 2 minute ride even at 61mph. We HIGHLY recommend it!!