What is Christmas without family? What is Christmas without a 15 hour car ride to visit family? This holiday, we set out with kids in tow to visit our Florida family! The trip has was great, and the kids were awesome. That is, until we hit Atlanta... After a half hour of deliberating the pros and cons of taking the outerbelt versus driving straight through downtown Atlanta, we decided on the latter. I'm now convinced that it doesn't matter which way you choose...You'll run into traffic like this no matter what!
After we made it through the mess, I needed to invoke the power of the green mermaid
to ensure that we would make it to our destination by nightfall. We finally made it, and we've been basking in the love, hugs and kisses of our family ever since! Some of them we haven't seen in over a year (since we moved back to O-H-I-O), but it seems like we saw them just yesterday! Adding to the fun was my brother's manufacturing of the newest holiday rage, the marshmallow gun! If you've got some PVC pipe, a hacksaw and some mini marshmallows, you're in business...kids love it!The wonderful thing about family is that sometimes the distance really doesn't matter. We're still connected, no matter how near or how far.
This Christmas Eve, I wish you all a holiday filled with love and happiness. Whether you're surrounded by your family this time of year, or just wishing you were...Remember the true meaning of Christmas and have a very, very Merry One!
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