Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons. ~Jim Bishop, American author and columnist

November 24, 2022

Hello again, and Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this finds you doing well wherever you are and whatever you may be doing. It’s been a very rainy Thanksgiving Day here in northwest Arkansas, but a wonderful day nevertheless. We’re in the process of tying up loose ends and plan to leave this Monday, the 28th, for parts south.

One of the reasons we lingered here as long as we did was to experience a little bit of what the Christmas season is like in Branson, and we’re glad we did. I love, love, love seeing Christmas lights and so we got tickets for the drive-through Deck the Trails tour when it first opened on November 6th. It was a beautiful evening, around 65 degrees. Since it was the first night, the teenagers working the event seemed uncertain about traffic flow, and we ended up driving through three times! We’re so grateful we went when we did…by the end of the week, we were having lows in the 20s and highs only in the 40s.

Another Christmasy thing we did was see the Haygoods’ Christmas Show. The talent that runs in this family of performers is incredible, and they put on a terrific performance. It’s no wonder they are Branson’s #1 show, and if you click on the link, you will see why! It’s their Christmas show, in its entirety. I hope you enjoy it!

Once we leave here Monday, we will have about three weeks to wander before our first reservation on the 23rd on South Padre Island. It’s kind of disconcerting not having a mapped out plan in place with reservations and all, but that’s what will make this year’s migration south an adventure. The whole uncertainty of the availability of diesel is the main reason ‘why.’ So, we’ll just slowly make our way south and stop for a while when we find some place good.

Until next time, take care and be safe. Seems to be a crazy, upside down world these days. Much love and long hugs, Maria

P.S. If this post seemed lacking in content, it may be because I’ve been writing daily on my other blog, Gratitude365. It’s daily gratitude for ordinary events written in a journal format. I hope you get a chance to wander over there!