Off to IL

Before flying to IL for Christmas, I got to see Rachel and be treated to Indian cuisine. YUMMY!!!

It was good to see grandma, even though she doesn't exactly know who we are.

A white Christmas! Ok, this was several days after Christmas, but it's the Christmas scene and we woke up to a blanket of snow the day before we left IL. Woohoo!

SC 40th Anniversary Celebration

On December 16 I picked Charis up from the airport and the next day we headed to our Aunt and Uncle's 40th wedding anniversary celebration. SPECIAL night.

Renewing their vows, Aunt Alice surprised us by coming out in her wedding dress!!! It still fits. Maybe even looser than it was 40 years ago. Probably because of the master's degree at 60 and running a marathon at 63. :)

sisters. :)

Cousins. :)

Family celebration at Lara's with her amazing culinary & decoration skills:

Ahhhhh...

Memory lane.

On the Road Again: GA, TN, NC