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The NC Holiday Tour is at an End.


Okay so our holidays have come to an end. We had a great Christmas, with Noah experiencing the overwhelming morning that is Santa Claus. It was beautiful to watch him attempt to take it all in. He took his time, but most enjoyed his new play-dough set. He most likes to make the penguins with it. (Whenever one of his toys stops working, Noah says, "Daddy fix!" This is hilarious if you know my history with repair attempts. But it is humbling and it makes me feel good.) We then took our annual holiday tour of the western half of North Carolina (The Rip Van Winkle state as it is sometimes known). We travelled to Winston-Salem and stayed for three days. We really had a great time there - seeing all of the family, watching them spoil the hell out of Noah, taking down smoothies from the Juice Shop, and just hanging out. Each evening, my mom always lays out magazines and a blanket for Jessica in her favorite chair. It is really sweet. From there, we ventured to Charlotte to see Jessica's family. Jessica met up with some of her high school friends on friday night, while I stayed with Noah. We traded on Saturday as I (with my family) attended the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Bank of America Stadium. (Yes, Wake was playing in it - and Yes - Wake won.) What was really cool was taking the Light Rail from Jessica's Mom's house in South Charlotte in to uptown for the game. I am a huge fan of mass transit, both in principle and experience. Charlotte's mass transit delivers. Noah's Aunt Mel Mel was sorely missed.
We finally returned home on Sunday and began to sort through the presents, food, and other accumulated stuff. We were tired. But, then it snowed! Yay! We got about 2 inches at our house, and have been out of school all week. We were unable to play much outside because of the various illnesses through which we have all three been navigating. So it goes.
We are overwhelmingly gracious for the holidays and our families, but looking forward to staying at home for a while. This arctic blast of air has made it dreadfully cold here lately, prompting us to rejoin the YMCA last week. It is nice to go running without worrying about the 14 degree temps outside. And we are looking forward to getting Noah back in the pool.

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