MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MCDANIEL'S!
We traveled roughly 2,000 miles over Christmas break to spend so much anticipated time with our families. We are incredibly grateful for time off of work and school to spend time with our families that we don't get to see very often. :( We began our Christmas vacation in Livingston for a week with Roy's family. It was Roy's siblings first Christmas all together as married couples. It was a fun time indeed! I was a trooper and went dove hunting with Roy and Mr. Puddin, I didn't shoot a gun, but I just went along for the fun of it. We played golf (which I'm not so good at), played the 1st Annual McDaniel Family Football Game in the front yard of Christmas day, and spent some much needed time "piling" as Mr. Puddin says, which pretty much means sitting around the fire in our PJ's eating and talking. We were sad to leave. The following Monday after Christmas we headed from Livingston, AL to Otto, NC (very close to Franklin, NC) to spend time with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law. It was SO cold!! It was so nice to have some time in the mountains with family. It was incredibly relaxing and restoring. We got snow one night too, which was so wonderful!! We played outside for about 30 minutes and had had enough. It was beautiful though. Dinner at the Dillard House was incredible as well. All in all, Christmas break was wonderful. It made me incredibly "homesick" not necessarily homesick I guess, but definitely homesick from our families. We miss them but are blessed for the time we were able to spend with them. We hope and pray everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!! We are eager to see what the Lord has in store for us this year. P.S. I totally forgot my camera so these pictures were taken on my phone. I'll hopefully post some more pictures soon!
I went back to my country roots. Four wheeler riding and all.
\Roy and Mr. Puddin in their hunting gear
Enjoying the mountains of North Carolina.
We got snow!!!!! It was only about an inch, but it was beautiful!
Eating ice-cream from the local creamery. It was delicious!
Bonnie and Angel enjoying some yummy ice-cream as well!
Mom and Dad enjoying the snow
Mom and Dad with the breath-taking mountain view
Tommy, Leigh, and Roy
Enjoying the mountain view from the deck of our cabin. It is beautiful!
Mom had the mountain house decorated for Christmas and it was amazing!
Roy is such a stud.
Roy let me drive the four wheeler and I had myself a good time :)
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