Jonathan Bost: South Kakalaki Christmas

I spent Christmas this year with my brother, Chris, sister-in-law, Patti, and their son, Cashlin. My parents and I traveled to South Carolina on Christmas Eve and returned this afternoon.

After we arrived on Christmas Eve, we immediately went to eat at Sho-Gun’s, a hibachi restaurant in Spartanburg. Chris and Patti made this their Christmas present to us and it was a good gift because the food lasted a couple of days. After dinner, we went back to Chris and Patti’s house for the evening. After Cashlin went to bed, we assembled some of his “Santa” gifts then went to bed. Christmas morning was good. Everyone awoke when Cashlin walked out of his room and started looking at all the presents. The presents were quickly distributed and opened and everyone had an opportunity to rest before lunch. Chris fried a turkey, made bread pudding, and baked cheesecake. Patti and Mom cooked the side dishes—cornbread dressing, mashed sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce. Shortly after noon and after Patti’s mom (Lisa) arrived, we all had lunch. Then it was off to resting again. Finally, to end the evening, we played a game of Monopoly, which Chris won.

On Friday, everyone took it easy in the morning. We did not stay awake too late on Christmas day, but it was later than normal for Patti and Cashlin. Around lunch, we decided to venture out on the town! We had lunch at The Beacon Drive-In, which serves more tea than any other single restaurant in the country, then went to Falls Park in Greenville. It was not a great day for walking the park along the Reedy River, but we did it anyway. On our way back to Chris and Patti’s house, we drove through the campus of Furman University—the first Southern Baptist University. The campus was beautiful. We played another game of Monopoly on this evening and this time I won!

Here are some pictures: