The girls and I just got home from our tour of the Southeast (or the states that count, at least!) on Sunday. It was a wonderful 15 days! We started out on Saturday, the 15th. We flew from Jacksonville to Birmingham (with a plane change in Atlanta). When we landed in Atlanta, Mary Grace said, "Mommy, look at those trees! Their different colors! That's silly!" Since palm trees, pine trees, and live oaks don't change color, I guess she hasn't really seen changing leaves before! The flight went well. We shared a row of three seats on each flight and the flights were short. Only one little snag when we landed in Birmingham without one car seat and the girls' luggage. Leave it to Delta, I guess!
Nana picked us up at the Birmingham airport and we headed to the Eureka Fish Camp (Aunt Judy and Uncle Bryan's). That night, we had dinner at Jim and Angie's beautiful home in Talladega. The girls had so much fun playing with Lauren and Cody.
On Sunday, we went to Crosspoint for church and then had lunch with Coke Man, Pam, Butch, Seth, Mallory, and Mike. We had a wonderful visit with them and were so thankful for the time.
On Monday, we visited Maw Maw and Paw Paw at Aunt Elaine's new home outside of Anniston. They are doing well and seem happy and relaxed. Aunt Elaine is taking good care of them.
We had lunch with Patti Anne and Aunt Judy on Tuesday before heading to Atlanta to stay with Mike at his hotel for the night. It took us all day Wednesday to get back to Raleigh.
We were in Raleigh for my birthday and they suprised me with a beautiful Edible Art cake. The girls and Nana and I went to Trinity for church that Sunday. Monday and Tuesday were spent polishing silver and ironing napkins in preparation for the Biggest Thanksgiving Ever. Yes, it was so big it deserves a title. I think the final count for Thanksgiving dinner was 42!
Stephen drove up on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We went over to Mooresville on Friday to visit Grandmomma and Grandaddy Voils. We had a nice time with them and we headed back home on Sunday. Whew!
It was such a special time to spend with family and friends. Since I'll be starting work in January, I won't be able to take that much time again (or at least for the next 4 years!).
I took abotu 200 photos. For some reason, Blogger isn't letting me upload any right now. I'll try again later.
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