Friday November 22nd~

To fully enjoy life, all of us must find our

 own breathing space and peace of mind...

So far, I have had a great time enjoying all the beautiful 

Christmas decorations, hearing the music being played,

 and just seeing happy people all around us.  Arvid is not

 that much of a Christmas person so when he gets "bored" 

he goes to his favorite hangout (Landshark Bar and Grill),

 and I continue enjoying my happy time on my own.

I have not seen a single Thanksgiving decoration

 aside from a few restaurants promoting their Thanksgiving Day

 lunch/dinner meal.  For a while I forgot all about Thanksgiving and 

am just caught up with Christmas 🎄and I feel good about it.

We have really been busy catching up with what's 

going on in Branson, familiarizing ourselves with new 

businesses that have opened up in the area, after all this is all

 good for the hotels and for revenues not on Branson, but 

also for the hotels of which we are still part owners.

There was a time I would say I missed Almost Home 

and the running of the hotel.  That time has passed.  

When we ran the hotels I loved every moment of it, 

but now I cannot see us doing this again.  Number

 one we are older, and then there is this thing called 

wanting to enjoy life and not be tied down.

Of all places we have lived there is something about 

Branson that draws us back.  Though neither of us want

 to run the hotels again we both agree that Branson is a place 

we would not mind visiting.  Of all places Arvid has lived, 

he says that Branson is where he has had the most to do.  Here 

he can stay busy as much as he likes.  Branson has been good 

to us and that is something we will always be grateful for.

On this trip we enjoyed the food, the sights and I loved 

the colors of fall.  Just because of that I won't mind coming

 back and visit during the fall, but on the other side it has been

 very cold.  There was a time I thought I loved the cold, not 

sure anymore.  I like cool weather.  Not artic cold weather.

No matter where we go, the best moment is 

when we leave and I know that Sniff is waiting for us.  

Seeing his little face sure makes me happy.  The best

 part of any trip is that trip back home.

It's another very chilly/COLD day.  So happy we 

live in Florida. We like Branson very much, but not

 in the winters.  We had enough of that when we ran 

the hotels.  Good morning and a good day to all.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace 

for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow...

~Nadiya~