Merry Christmas from All Decked Out

It's Christmas at All Decked Out in Gatlinburg. Two of our three daughters and their families have arrived and Phyllis is busy fixing our traditional Christmas Eve buffet. As you can see, the tree is decorated and the presents are ready to open...



Phyllis has also temporarily hung her Christmas wreath quilt...


We brought decorations from home, especially our collection of Byers Choice carolers. These special statuette represent our whole family - from left, Tim & Angie, Dave & Phyllis, Kathy, and John & Marcia (plus all the kids). We always display the carolers on the mantle and, as you can see, a few of our stockings are "hung by the chimney with care."


One of the beauties of celebrating Christmas in Gatlinburg is the extra things we can do. For example, as I write this, our grandson, Kyle, is enjoying some quiet moments in the hot tub...



We'll try to post more pictures from Christmas Day. It promises to be interesting, because we're
under a winter storm watch and could get up to a foot of snow.

Of course, Christmas is more than just decorations and presents and stockings and relaxing. It's REALLY about the the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Some 2,000 years ago He was born in a stable in Bethlehem. He came as the Son of God because I am a sinner and needed Him to be God's perfect sacrifice for my sin. Through His death, I now KNOW that I will spend all eternity in Heaven. That's the true Christmas story! So we hope you also have that assurance and will have a very, very "Merry Christmas!"

The best Christmas present ever!

It's Christmas week. Have you finished your shopping? If not, we've got a suggestion.

How about the gift of a 2011 vacation in the Smokies?! Make a reservation this week at either All Decked Out...



...or Smoky Mountain Tower...

...and we'll give you a Christmas discount!

This is a special offer ONLY available to our blog and Facebook friends. It's not even listed on our Web site! Here's the deal:

Book at least 3 nights between January 2 and May 26 and we'll take 10% off the already-low-price of $129.00 per night. That means you'll only pay $116.10 (plus tax).

That's almost certainly going to be the lowest price you'll pay this year. Because we're pretty sure prices will have to go up in either February or March. When we announce our price increase, we'll give past guests the opportunity to book at the current rate. But YOU have the best choice of dates if you book THIS WEEK. And you get the discount!

To get this special price, enter the coupon code CHRISTmas10 exactly as shown (see instructions below). Remember, you must book at least 3 consecutive nights, and you have to make your reservation by Christmas night. If you have any questions, write to us.

Now, here are the instructions:

-Select your vacation property and go to the Web site:
-All Decked Out - www.SmokiesRentDirect.com/All-Decked-Out
-SmokyMountainTower - www.SmokyMountainTower.com

-Click the "Book Online Now" button on the Web site. This will open a new page at our IVOL reservation site.

-Enter your arrival and departure dates, then click "Review & Book."

-On the page that opens, scroll down to the "Coupon Codes" section. Enter the coupon code shown above. Be sure to enter it exactly as shown - coupon codes are case-sensitive. After entering the code, click "Redeem." You will see that the price has changed to deduct the 10%.

-Now just complete all the information requested, click "Book Online Here" at the bottom of the page, enter your credit card information and make your reservation.

If you have any questions, please contact us immediately. We'll get back to you as quickly as we can (we have some travel planned this week and will be away from the computer at times).

MERRY CHRISTMAS!