It was Grandparents’ Heaven – All of our kids and grandkids together in one place for Christmas. And Santa actually KNEW where they were!
We are a born and raised in Florida
family and this was our first White Christmas A large cabin on the side of a mountain and waking up Christmas morning to snow falling was like a dream come true. We were astounded by it and sat inside watching it fall all day. Some of us ventured out to play and walk in it.
We helped each other, loved each other and were reminded of what family is all about. I loved putting up the Christmas ornaments with the little ones helping me. The teamwork in the kitchen, helping each other, and taking turns cooking all added to our pleasure.
We had fun nights playing games, shooting pool in front of the fireplace (the cabin came complete with a pool table), laughing and having a wonderful time. We enjoyed playing Xbox games which we brought along too.
The snow and ice was amazing (although a challenge to drive in) – the first day we got there everything was normal, just very cold, the next day the lake was frozen and when you threw a rock at it, the ice would break and we could watch the hole it made and the air pockets that moved around under the ice, or the rock would slide across the surface and make a cool sound.
We walked in the “poof, poof” snow and hiked to the top of the mountain to check out the "Best View in Georgia" and it may very well be… very beautiful. We couldn’t figure out how to build a snowman. But we finally did it with big chunks of snow that were on the side of the road after the snowplow trucks went by – he did have a kind a cone head – but he was OURS! For some reason we couldn’t roll the snow like it shows in all the movies! Must be a northern thing.
Being in and seeing the snow-covered ground, the tree tops covered, everything white was something I will never forget, but the best part of all was having all of my kids and grandkids together in a magical place like that for a few days. Definitely a holiday we will all remember...
This is the story of one of our families here at uscity.net - Christmas 2010
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