Christmas 2008 and New Years 2009

After a harrowing journey east (thanks Northwest Airlines ground crew in Billings, MT for a horrible experience) I spent the holidays in Virginia. The flight out of Montana was delayed for 3.5 hours and when I did arrive in Minneapolis all of the flights out were canceled so I got the extreme pleasure of camping in the airport...that SUCKED big time. Pictures from the Minneapolis airport can be found here...looks like fun huh? Finally, I arrived in Charlotte, NC which is as close as the airlines could get me to my parents (Charlotte isn't really close) however, they did forget my luggage in MN (figures) so all of that threw my travel plans out of whack by about 2 days. I did get to go down to Patrick County and see some friends and eat at El Rancho and have a Honduras Coffee chaser (I recommend the Coco-Mocha Nut Latte Frio...mui bueno!!!). I spent Christmas eve and morning in Tazewell and then spent a few days with the folks in Gate City. I traveled to Blacksburg to visit some family and friends and am spending the New Year in Tazewell. Tomorrow I am meeting the folks and we are going to Oak Hill, WV to see my brother and his wife and Kathryn, and then back to Tazewell for the Orange Bowl. Anyhow, Happy New Years! Pictures from the trip thus far can be found here.