Holiday Cheer!

John and I made the hike back to the East Coast to celebrate Christmas with our family and friends. We both flew out on the 21st on a red eye and arrived in our respective cities (Charlotte / Richmond) on the morning of the 22nd. We spent quality time with our friends and family. I got to squeeze in a night on the town with my good friend Lori and her cousin and also visit with my guy pals: Travis, Marc and Matt . We celebrated Christmas and on the 26th John drove up to Richmond to hang out with the Sykes fam. We ate a ton, shopped, and got to hang out at Kenny & Amber's new house in Richmond. On the 28th we drove to Wilkesboro and spent the last portion of our visit with the Trice family. We had a big ole' dinner with friends our first night in town. It was so special getting to visit with James & Audrey (who now hail from Vermont) and Will & Laurel (Laurel as of the 30th is temporarily hailing from Malawi). And as with many other a nights that involve friends and festive drinks we ended the night with an impromptu jam in the basement. We also got to visit Stone Mountain for a 1/2 a day and did some hiking/climbing on some familiar "home turf". It was a busy 10 days but it was great to get to visit with everyone. However I will admit that John and I were both so glad when we landed in sunny warm San Diego....Nothing beats palm trees and 65 degrees in December!