A Virtual Christmas Letter

Just a brief update on our life and times in 2008. We've both had an interesting year with the economy the way it is and are glad to settle into some semblance of a routine with the Winter now at hand. Libba is quite happy to mark the start of her third year at Grandfather Mountain in the Nature Museum and is looking forward to a very blustery Winter with lots of snow (fingers crossed!). Come and visit the mountain and see the changes taking place up top or just enjoy some warm soup or coffee at the Nature Museum. By the way, the bears hibernate in Winter - just in case you were wanting to see them when you visit...

Henry's big news is that he has landed a new job at Earth Fare "the healthy supermarket" in downtown Boone, NC. It is a great bit of serendipity that has led to this since that is the same store location that brought us up to the High Country eight years ago with Harris Teeter. Henry says it is a strange feeling to be back in the same spot but in a very different environment from what it was before. He likes it quite a bit and is just taking some time adjusting to the routine of a store versus his past six years as a full-time Realtor. He will still have his license hung at the office of Coldwell Banker in Boone and has plenty of time to devote to his clients - thanks to a flexible schedule at Earth Fare. He looks forward to making his real estate business a viable second income and savings booster for us.

We both work during the holidays (as per usual) and are hoping for some down-time around the house together before the new year. As the newbie on the job, it seems that Henry will be working New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and I will most likely do the same since we have no plans, but we certainly hope that many friends will make plans to visit us in the year ahead! We have a wonderfully cozy guest room and some extra space upstairs as well. Just give us a heads-up so that we know you are coming and we'll make sure we are ready for you! We love to have visitors and joke that our house is a B & B for our friends. We really do cherish the time we get to spend with friends in our home!

You can make yourself a follower of this blog (top right section of the page) to keep up with our adventures throughout the year or you can check in with us the old-fashioned ways of email, phone calls and the post office! We send holiday blessings to you all - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love, Libba & Henry