Travels of Mark and Pat: Wednesday-New Years' Eve

Wow....the last day of 2015! Where-oh-there did this year go!

We've been having a nice relaxing time in NC - more rain yesterday but fun indoors playing lots of euchre with Bob and Judy (Brooke's parents). We played 4 handed with Drew and then the adults played 3 games of 6-handed and Michael, Bob and I got shellacked by Judy, Brooke and Mark.

Big thanks to Judy for bringing delicious appetizer and then navy bean soup and cornbread!

YUM!!!

The boys enjoying their "electronic toys" under their warm comfy fleece blankets!

This morning, Mark and I left at 7:30 for Asheville and had a great visit with Patty and Paul. Patty and Mark had worked together and she recently retired and they moved to Asheville this fall. They have a lovely home in the mountains. We had a delicious breakfast and super fun visit catching up! They are 1 hour from Lake James. Mark and I went to Biltmore Village for a short time, but traffic was unreal +++ they were power washing and/or shoveling off mud on the sidewalks and in parking lots - sooo much rain!

Patty and Paul

This afternoon we finished organizing Daisy,, put bikes back on Toad and we'll be ready to roll out of here tomorrow morning (but....as anxious as we are to get settled in FL, always hate good-byes).

Tom and Andi (friends of Michael and Brooke) and their boys, Shepherd and Charles came for dinner - they actually brought some of the dinner including delicious smoked pork (in the cooker 14 hours), cornbread, etc. After dinner, everyone, except Blair, Grandma and Grandpa went to a big party for adults and kids!