Good Evening, Eugene!

Sunset from the Eugene Hilton.

Good Morning, Portland

My hotel room

The view out my window

New Art!

Lanes from Sunset Bowl (RIP) given to me from Laura Bee and her husband, Jeff. Thank you thank you thank you!

Portland!

I love this city.

Obama!

Thanks to Stephen, my morning at the office started on a happy note! Right before the inauguration, he gave me this Obama cookie. I must admit, though, it felt a little weird to cut in half when Mindy and I ate it after lunch. (It was delicious, by the way... it tasted like change and hope!)

Here's to new beginnings!

Saturday Afternoon

Finally... two+ weeks after the actual holiday, my family was able to get together yesterday for Christmas.

Snow and floods had kept us apart, but it was a happy ending being able to watch Leo play with Brin, as well as his first meeting with J & K's new dog, Sam. (Sam was the "herder" dog who did not like watching Leo scrap it up with his new sister, Brin. It was cute.)

Saturday Morning

Leo's not quite ready to wake up yet.

Getting caught up on "important" reading while enjoying a cinnamon roll.

The house is so dark when we get home from work that I still have a few strands of Christmas lights up.

Happy 2009!

Happy new year! 2008 ended with a lot of snow and cabin fever and the rediscovery of puzzles for me and my friends. Who knew they could be so addictive? I think I worked on four of them in about a week's worth of time.

Many Thanks

As the snow is melting and we can get out and about by car now, I want to thank my husband for picking me up from work yesterday and taking me to Matador.

And thanks to the bartender for the perfectly cold, yummy martini I had alongside my delicious $4 happy hour nachos.

And also a big thank you to Mindy. You know why!! I love it!!

Getting Out of the House

The Hub and I ventured out to the drugstore, grocery store and liquor store today around noon. It was nice to get out of the house, but still hairy conditions out there! We drove part of the way, walked part of the way, then had a helluva time getting our car back home on the snowy & icy roads.

Our street. The tall cedar tree on the right is our front yard.

Walking south on 15th towards the liquor store.

The corner of 15th & 80th. The sun came out!

A beautiful tree on 80th.

Snow Boredom

Well, it was bound to happen. Cabin fever. I guess I could be reorganizing my closets or some other house chore, but instead, I baked. Man, these cookies are tasty.

Leo in the Snow

Having fun with Leo in the backyard.

Even More Snow!

Another blast of snow came through last night, and this one really dumped a lot of snow on us! I haven't seen this much snow since our 1996 snow storm. It's quite beautiful outside, but I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that we don't lose our power due to power lines coming down from heavy snow and ice.

View out our front window :: 8am

Another view out our front window :: 8am

Backyard :: 8am

Backyard chairs and table :: 8am

More Snow!

Leo hangin' at the front window.

Kids across the street having a snowball fight.

Leo rompin' in the snow.

Me and Leo warming ourselves by the fireplace.

Bus Stop

My bus stop in north Ballard at 7:45am today. Brr!