Christmas 2007

On the 25th I went to Gatlinburg, TN and visited my Dad. I have not spent an actual Christmas day with my dad since I was 10. We had a great time. We walked around the town, and took lots of pictures. I met his new fiancee'. Aren't they a cute couple?

We wandered around and found some little shops that were open. No easy task that was since nearly everything was closed for the Holiday. We managed to find a little brewery that was open and had a nice lunch there. After that we walked around some more and then went back to the hotel. Gatlinburg is like a european village sans snow.

There is a large cable lift that will take you to the top of the mountain where there is a ski lodge/slopes. Sometimes it gets cold enough to keep snow on the ground but mostly it is too warm for snow.

All in all, I had a very enjoyable Christmas.

Atlanta

I spent the weekend in Atlanta. It was nice to get away. I went down and stayed with a friend and got some shopping done. I left Thursday and intended to return on Saturday. But I had so many people wanting me to do things saturday night, that I just wanetd to stay in Atlanta and relax. So..bad friend I may be but that is what I did. Besides, Saturday night it was pouring buckets, so rather than get stuck on the freeway in nasty rain, I stayed one more night and came home this morning. I've spent the day in my pajamas, and am well rested for the hectic work week that begins tomorrow. Thumbs up for mini-vacations!