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Kelly Thomas

Kelly Thomas is a Decatur, Alabama native who currently works in the tourism industry in North Alabama. She loves to travel and explore all that North Alabama has to offer and is a firm believer that “staycations” in your home state can be the most memorable.

Mentone Girlfriends Getaway

By Kelly Thomas on Nov. 21, 2019

The last weekend in January each year, my high school friends and I host our annual “Friendunion” in Mentone, Alabama. It’s our girls getaway weekend that we look forward to year after year (we’ve even added babies to the trip!). After wrapping up the holiday season and maintaining crazy busy lives…