New Year's Resolution....Write More Blogs!

OK all. I have to apologize for not writing a blog in so long. For some reason it's easy for me to tear myself away from reading textbooks, but not from spending time with friends and family! Anyway, I have many updates to give:

Abby and I started our journey home on December 18th driving from Oxford to Lexington, KY where we stayed with our friends Dan and Emily. It just so happened that they were throwing a holiday party that evening where we all ate and drank till late in the evening. It was great fun and we actually caught up with several other friends who are transplants from Charleston to Lexington. Ziggy probably had the least merry time; I think he felt a bit intimidated by Charlie, the resident canine.

We awoke the next morning to learn that a major snowstorm had moved in to the east, right where we were heading! We decided to go ahead and drive to Charleston that morning not knowing what the roads would be like. Luckily they were not bad and we made it to the Drescher household that afternoon for tree decorating.

Abby stayed in Charleston for a few days, which included a trip to the Drescher grandparents to celebrate an early Christmas (thanks for all the gifts!), the annual Drescher family Christmas party, and cookie decorating! Unfortunately I had to drop her off at Yeager Airport at 5:30 am to fly back home. Ziggy and I missed her dearly when she was gone!

Abby celebrated Christmas with her family in North Potomac, MD. Over the break she had a chance to see some old friends, see many movies with her Dad, and remember how cold it really is in the North.

Meanwhile, my dad and I made a trip to Morgantown to see the Mountaineers beat the University of Mississippi in men's basketball. The next morning we drove from Morgantown to Beckley on Christmas Eve to join the rest of the family (both sets of grandparents and the Doylestown crew) to celebrate the holiday. On Christmas Eve everyone went sledding and even built a snowman! Christmas was great fun as always with many gifts being given and received and way too much food being eaten.

After being home for a few more days where I had the chance to catch up with friends and eat lunch with both sets of grandparents one more time, I made my way to Maryland to visit Abby's family. We spent New Year's Eve in Baltimore with Dan and Emily (mentioned above) at a SOJA and Easy Star All-Stars Concert. It was so much fun!

I spent the next two days hanging out with Abby and here family. Sadly I had to watch the Mountaineers lose twice in one day (with two Florida State alumni!). Still it was lots of fun and I wish I could have stayed longer!

Inevitably we had to leave to come back to the South. We made the 15 hour drive in one long day arriving in Oxford around 10pm central time. We are busy unpacking and settling back in as we prepare for our first winter and spring in MS.

To those of you we were able to see, it was great and we miss you already. To those of you that we missed, we're sorry and we miss you even more. To everyone, we love you all! Peace, love, and a happy, healthy New Year.