Our New Year's holiday was wonderful! Thomas and I were able to go to Montgomery to spend time with our families.
I was a bit nervous that we were not going to make it. Thursday afternoon I received an email from Delta saying that our flight had been canceled. As you can imagine I freaked out! I could not get Thomas to pick up his phone so I called my dad. He was able to snag the last two tickets on an earlier flight. I must say it got s bit hairy for s little while!
We made to Montgomery without a hitch. Thomas' parents picked up from the airport and vacation began. His brothers were home as well so we were able to spend a lot of time catching up. Friday, Thomas hit the golf course with his dad and brothers. I went to mom and Dad's house. I walked into the house, still decorated for Christmas, greeted by mom and Katherine. We all got ready and picked. Grand momma and grand daddy up for lunch at one of my favorite places, Sinclair's. It was such a great time to visit and catch up with my wonderful family.
Friday night we had dinner with Thomas' family and then headed out to celebrate New Year's Eve with our friends. We were able to see good friends we a had not seen in forever. We went to a new low key place at Hampstead where we took over their lounge area.
Saturday morning we woke to "Christmas morning" at the West house. Thomas's parents gave us IPads for Christmas! I am blogging on mine right now. It is absolutely one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Thomas' and I are both really enjoying them. But back to our holiday. Later in the afternoon Thomas' grandmother, aunt and some of his cousins came over. We played Dirty Santa and had Christmas dinner together. It was such a fun time of fellowship!
After dinner Thomas and I packed up and headed to my parents house to celebrate Christmas with them. I, of course, could not wait to open presents so we jumped right in to the Christmas celebration. Mom and Dad gave me a mink coat that is absolutely amazing! I have worn it everyday, even when it is not really cold enough to warrant a mink coat. Thomas received shirts and luggage, he was very excited! I know my family will not believe this, but being home with them was enough of a present for me!
We had Christmas morning breakfast on Sunday morning. Grand momma, Granddaddy, Sharon, David, Jennifer, Cindy, Pam and Taylor all came over to celebrate and spend time with us. We had a delicious Thanksgiving lunch and played dirty santa. This was the first time we had seen some of them since our wedding. We all picked up right where we left off. It was such a great day. We ended the day with just the five us, plus Penny of course.
Monday was another fun day. Thomas left to spend the day with his family, so mom, Katherine and I hit the streets to go shopping. We really did not find anything, but we had a blast just telling stories and laughing. Monday night dad grilled steaks for us, with were amazing. Thomas always saying he never gets enough red meat anymore, but he definitely got his fill while we were home. Mom made s great twice baked potato casserole that I can't wait to try sometime soon. I had the great idea that we should watch some old videos from when we were kids. Our new tv would not cooperate with me, so after much pain and suffering we all ended up in mom and Dad's room. Good times had by all!
We woke Tuesday morning sad because our wonderful trip was coming to an end. We ate breakfast and then packed our suitcases. Thoamas' parents picked us up for lunch at the club. After a long lunch we headed back to Mom and Dad's house. They drove us to the airport, I cried like a baby, and we were on our way back to Raleigh.
Such a great time with family and friends. Thomas and I are so thankful we come from such loving and gracious families. We are looking forward to our next visit back!
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