GET OUTTA TOWN!!!!!!!

Yep! That's exactly what we're doing. I want to thank ALL of you that sent me emails and posted comments on where to go. I have made many notes and have added quite a few of those to my list of "must see places". Some I have always wanted to go to, such as Cape Cod. And others, I've never even heard of, such as Cape May, but are now on that must see list! You guys are amazing and your efforts in trying to help us find a place are so appreciated.

Below, I am listing all of the suggestions we received, in case anyone else is looking to visit somewhere. At the end of the post, I will disclose our final decision, which by the way, is booked already!!!! Here goes....

San Antonio, TX (Riverwalk) - 3 recommendations!

Newport, RI

Cape May, NJ

Spring Lake, NJ

Hilton Head, SC

Santa Fe, NM

Albuquerque, NM

Cumberland Island, GA

Colonial Williamsburg, VA

Hershey, PA

Chicago, IL

Portland, ME (very inexpensive...but FREEZING!!)

Manhattan, NY

Charleston, SC

Las Vegas, NV ( I love gambling, so that would've cost us a bundle!)

Savannah, GA

Nantucket, MA

Boston, MA

Stowe, VT

Marco Island, FL

Captiva Island, FL

Key West, FL

Chalet Suzanne in Lake Wales, FL

Great Smokey Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN

Chattanooga, TN

Blueridge Mountains in Asheville, NC

After reviewing all of the above places, over and over, and taking into consideration travel time, money, where to stay and what to do, we are very excited to say that we are heading to the beautiful......

:: DRUM ROLL PLEASE ::

GREAT SMOKEY MOUTAINS

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

We're spending 3 wonderful days in the beautiful Smokey Mountains in a one bedroom condo at a beautiful resort. Our condo is equipped with one king size bed in the bedroom and one queen sleeper sofa in the living room, Kitchen with microwave, refrigerator, range, cookware. Private Balcony. Separate living area. In-room safe. DVD player, plasma TV, wood fireplace, jetted 2 person jacuzzi bathtub, and mountain views.

Doesn't that sound awesome? I am so excited! This is our first weekend away alone in almost 2 years. This trip was perfect. It was in our budget and everything we wanted it to have to make it a romantic weekend! (Floridians don't have "real" fireplaces, so that's a biggie!!) Not to mention that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Tennessee and the mountains!

Scott and I plan to of course go to the Smokey Mountains National Park, but we also want to explore Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Knoxville. We've got lots to squeeze in, in the couple of days we'll be there. But, we're very much looking forward to it.

Again, THANK YOU ALL for your suggestions. We had a lot of fun checking out all of those neat places you suggested. We would have probably ended up in New England somewhere had the temps not been down to 7 degrees with windchill when we were checking them out! heh.

Anne, thank you for the Gatlingburg suggestion, I know we'll love it!

Below are some pictures of condo we're staying at: