Christmas Break

One more semester is over! I am now at home in Birmingham, enjoying a much anticipated christmas break. i finished up my last exam on thursday of last week and then made the 11 hour (including a leisurely 1.5 hour lunch with coach in Greenville) trip home down 85 and I-20. As I passed through Charlotte and reached the King's Mountain area I was met with the results of the ice storm that had swept through the region a couple of nights prior. The trees were outlined in ice, making for quite a beautiful landscape, but the power lines were on the receiving end of lots of downed limbs and trees. So the outcome was not so great for those who had to suffer through it. At the exit in Greenville, SC where I stopped to meet coach for lunch, most of the businesses still had no power. Ingles was having to toss all their refridgerated goods and CVS was unable to fill any perscriptions. I walked into Ingles to pick up a few random things and it was as cold in the store as outside, minus the wind.
Once home, I enjoyed a quick respite from the car and then it was down to south Alabama to spend Christmas a week early with my mom's family in the bustling metropolis of Brewton. They recently celebrated the opening of the town's 3rd fast-food restaurant. hahaha. not that small but close.
Now I am back in the 'ham and enjoying the lack of stress. I saw "Walk the Line" with Rebecca S. yesterday. Pretty good movie--I had no idea Johnny Cash had been through so much. I am hoping to see "Hoodwinked" and "Pride and Prejudice" before the break is over.
Well, off to some more relaxation :-)
Merry Christmas!!