We made it back last night about 11:15. It took a couple extra hours for traffic. Not traffic the whole way, but just a normal 45 minute stretch that turned into 2 1/2 hours!! When you are in the middle of that you wish you could tell where a better route is. Christmas with the family went well. There had been a mix-up about when we were leaving and so in order to accomodate some other schedules, we left the afternoon before we planned to leave. It made for a very stressful departure, and we were dragging when we got there, but it all turned out fine. This was the first year that Santa was very exciting to my children. Amazing, considering that they are nearly 8 and 10! They have never gotten up early or been so excited that they couldn't sleep; this year they were beside themselves. #1 rose at 6 a.m. certain that he had seen something going down the drive and saw some lights. The story progressed until it was that he actually saw Santa!! When asked what was the best present, #2 answered, "Just being with family." Hope your holiday was as good.