December 20, 2025: The Christmas Countdown (Day 8)

A historic day.

I’m a little partial, but I believe our hometown is one of the most beautiful places to stroll during Christmas.

Tonight, Jess and I — along with Luke, Jake, McKenzie, and Will — walked the bustling lantern-lit streets of Colonial Williamsburg. Imagine cobblestone paths and the scent of woodsmoke. Like walking through a holiday greeting card.

Then we stopped by the Williamsburg Lodge to see a gigantic real gingerbread house. As we warmed inside, sugar and spice filled the air.

We followed that up by coming home and watching possibly a once-in-a-lifetime college football game. JMU (where Sam and Jake attend, Luke is an alum, and Jess and Will are former Dukes) made the national playoffs. We cheered with purple and gold pride.

All this under Christmas lights and music.

Historic.