So someone must've been looking out for me, because I got to Seattle and back without any weather glitches. Oh, there were plenty of flights canceled while I was home due to freezing fog in WW, so I was almost obsessive about checking the weather, but I lucked out. I just missed the fog... I must have great flying karma because I've never had an issue getting in or out of the WW airport. *knock on wood* Let's hope it lasts!
Unfortunately I forgot my camera in WW, so I don't have many photos to post (says the self-proclaimed picturaholic. I must be losing my touch), but the trip home was great. I flew in on Sunday, and after picking up some longjohns (forgot mine on the couch when packing. Grrr) we headed downtown for my very first Seahawks game!! The game was poorly played (although I was sure the Seahawks were going to get spanked worse than they did, so that was a plus), but we had great seats and just being there was a lot of fun. Leland was nice enough to give up his own season ticket to join me in the endzone with my friends Tarin and Patrick. We had a great time.
Then, thanks to Tarin for letting me borrow her car, I headed up to Mt. V for a surprise visit to the Cook family and friends. Unfortunately my surprise was spoiled by the gang at Good Winds, but it was still a great visit. Worked on my football spiral, got some Charlie lovin, some yummy spaghetti pie (Mmmmm...), and an almost visible winter solstice lunar eclipse. :)
The rest of the week consisted of me sleeping in, jumping on trampolines, eating way too many Christmas cookies, driving Tarin to work, shopping, and seeing family and friends. I got to catch up with an old high school friend that I haven't seen in years too. I wish I could've seen everyone on my list, but there just wasn't enough time. And with Christmas on Saturday, it just didn't work out.
But my Christmas was pretty awesome. Low key is what I like. Did breakfast at my sister's place with my mom, then headed out to the movies. We saw "How Do You Know." I don't recommend it... It was painfully slow, and so not funny. I even fell asleep during part of it. But after that we picked up dinner (Chinese, please) and headed back to my sister's to watch a better movie... Inception. :) Loved it! So good. Definitely a buyer. Then I did second dinner at Tarin's house. It was a good day.
But as we drove home from a weenerific, authentic German Christmas Eve dinner, we came across the best "Griswalds" display of Christmas lights I've ever seen, with a little something extra:
Obviously it's not the gawdy display of flourescence that makes this spectacle so fantastic... :)
Oh, and if you've never heard the song of which this blog entry is named after, it is the most fantastically sappy Christmas original I've ever heard. I love it. It's playing in my head right now as a matter of fact... And yes, I still have the album I bought back in Jr. High when Ernst still inhabited the Sunset Blvd location in Renton. :)
And so, I leave you with the best electronic Christmas card I've ever received...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
S
2 comments:
Leland thinks it's about time you put a handsome man on your blog. I think he means himself. Narcissism... it's a beautiful thing.
And he doesn't even try to deny it either.
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