Our family holiday visits continued with our time in central Alabama. We were able to visit with 4 of our 5 children and their significant others, 11 of 12 granchildren, one great grandson, a niece and her daughter from Louisville, Kentucky, and a number of extended family members and old friends. There was always plenty of Christmas spirit to go around, including some of the liquid variety, and plenty of hugs, smiles and stories to share. The weather for the last week was very cold with lows in the teens.
Now our family time is over for awhile, and today, January 3rd, it was time to pack up, leave Jemison, Alabama, and head south and search for warmer weather! However, Old Man Winter threw us a curve by delivering wintry weather to our scheduled destination today - Tallahassee, Florida - with road closings including a large section of I-10, downed power lines and many accidents. We stopped at the Florida welcome center for a late lunch and checked with the people there for the latest update and an alternate route. By the time we finished lunch and checked online updates, I-10 was open again so it was full speed ahead to our overnight stop at a Walmart in Talahassee,arriving aat dusk. The low temperature tonight is due to be 24! Hard to believe we're in Florida!
Tomorrow, we'll finish our trip to Travelers Rest near Dade City, FL where we'll spend most of January and February, hoping for plenty of Florida sunshine.
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