Carl and I decided that since we’d been back to Illinois in both October and November that we’d stay put for Christmas. While this choice is always a little sad because I love Christmas and it’s just not the same with cold weather and our family, it turned out to be absolutely wonderful this year. We had 4 days off of work together with zero specific plans and we enjoyed every second of it. The weekend included dinner at The Tempest, a bike ride, checking out the Christmas lights show at the College of Charleston as well as the James Island County Christmas lights, and a beach day (going to the beach on December 26th is definitely a reminder of why we moved here).