We left on Dec 22nd and spent a few days in Wilmington NC with Melissa’s Grandmother.
Melissa took me to the beach and to the aquarium where she used to work in high school.
More Christmas lights and enjoying some much needed relaxation time.
After Wilmington we traveled to Fredericksburg VA to visit some more of Melissa’s family.
Home at last.
Since we will be in NC on actual Christmas we decided to celebrate it early with our little family.
The boys in their Christmas pajamas waiting for Mum to get home from work so we could celebrate Christmas.
Toby got a new hoodie and Rusty got a new flannel:
I got Melissa a nice metal toolbox, some LEGOS, and some chocolates.
She got me this:
Tomorrow we leave for NC!
Stop #1: Dickens of a Christmas! at the Ohio Village
We learned about the history of Christmas trees (I knew all the trivia answers), made some 19th century style ornaments, made a string of popcorn and cranberry garland, tried some old fashioned spiced cider, and coloured some 19th century Christmas cards.
Stop #2: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Wildlights!
Stop #3: Armstrong Air & Space Museum Holiday Lights
On our way home we swung through Wapakoneta and saw the mini light display they had set up. It was super cold and began to sleet (it made the photos look cool) so we, literally, ran through it.
We put the tree up Thanksgiving evening and I decorated the following week. We are both Christmas junkies and couldn’t wait any longer to decorate.
We went to Cleveland this weekend to see the Christmas Story house and visit Castle Noel for our First Christmas Adventure Date of 2019.
This was Jessi’s first time ever celebrating Christmas on Christmas Day morning. Her family kept the German family tradition of celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve night.
I LOVE the Wildlights and I was so excited to take Melissa to experience her first Wildlights and our first, of many, together.
Melissa LOVES Christmas lights! We drove around her town and nearby towns to check out all the displays. I can’t wait to show her the Wildlights at the zoo!
Melissa and I bought matching Christmas pajamas! I’ve always wanted to do ALL the cheesy things with someone: matching Christmas jammies, couples Halloween costumes, etc. I have finally found that person!
An Awfully Big Adventure 