We flew home on Saturday the 21st. Abe had his 'Classy Christmas Party' that night so we hung out at his party for a while before going out to celebrate the engagement of our friends Antonio and Jaymie.
Christmas Eve morning I had the itch to get out and do a bit of running in the East TN mountains. I decided to go run up to the Pinnacle Mountain Fire Tower in Unicoi. It is about an 8 mile round trip up to the fire tower and back down. It was a cold, snowy run but great to be able to run in the mountains.
That evening, we went to the Christmas Eve service at Grace Fellowship. It was good to be able to go to a service back at my home church. After the service, we went over to Grandmommy Lois' house to spend Christmas Eve with the Greenwell family. It was great to be able to get to see family that we haven't seen in a long time. We had a nice night with great food, fellowship, and gift unwrapping.
Christmas morning we woke up at the Greenwell's and opened presents and enjoyed some breakfast bars and coffee before heading to mom and dad's house. Grandma, Aunt Dolly and Uncle Bruce came in town from the Knoxville area for Christmas day. We had a nice brunch of swedish pancakes made by dad. After doing gifts we headed back to the Greenwell's for Christmas dinner with a combination of the Jacobson and Greenwell families. It was a wonderful Christmas day filled with family, gifts, and food.
Saturday morning, Mom, dad and I went hiking at Spivey Gap near Erwin. We hiked from Spivey Gap up to High Rocks along the Appalachian Trail. From High Rocks there were 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains.
As usual, time flew by while we were at home. It never fails that the trips are over in a blink of an eye. It was great to be able to see family and friends that we rarely get to see anymore being in Texas. Thanks to everyone who made it such a special trip for us.
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