Christmas in the mountains.

Christmas Day my parents and I traveled from Alabama to North Carolina. Cat and Gary came and we spent several days together as a family. It was great to celebrate Christmas in the mountains.

One our favorites Christmas movies is "Christmas Vacation". Although we have all seen this movie too many times to count, we still think it hilarious and just has classic scenes. I mean Eddy, Aunt Bethany, do i need to say anymore? My brother-in-law seriously knows every line in this movie and quotes them repeatedly. It is becoming one of our Christmas traditions to have him quote this movie as we celebrate the holidays. It makes me laugh everytime!

I gave my family NYC prints for Christmas. I wanted them to have a piece of my city in their homes. I also gave Cat and Gary the "In the City " cd. It is a compilation of songs written and sung by a group of singers and songwriters at my church all about life in NYC. It is amazing cd and so many of the songs, about the good and bad of life in this city, speak my heart. Even if you do not live in NYC I would recommend this CD

And of course I had to give Winnie an "I love New York" t shirt. I think she loves it!:-)

We had some beautiful sunsets over our backyard

And some beautiful scenery during the day as well

We enjoyed hiking to two different waterfalls and walking around downtown Brevard. It was really nice to be out of sidewalks, taxis, sirens, and people and enjoy a few slow paced days of relaxation and nature with my family.

Be back with part 3 of my holiday in the south...