Snowbirds

So the snow has fallen! Our first measurable snowfall... or should I say the first snowfall that we can make snow drinks out of. Shawn had two last night. It's a family tradition of mixing snow, milk, sugar and vanilla and eating a yummy slushie.

This morning Mickey enjoyed some outside time without my supervision. I had accidentally left the cat door open so he was out exploring. While I was hanging up some Christmas lights he came bounding around the corner very excited with himself. He ran around for a bit more in the snow while I finished up the lights and then willingly went inside because his little paws were so cold.

My only pictures of the snow so far. I have a hard time visualizing photos in the snow. Maybe it's all the white and lack of color. So here are some of the neighborhood quail in the snow.

SNOW!!

Our first significant snowfall! Possibly we'll get 1-2" tonight so maybe some photos tomorrow in between the gym and work.

Turkey Day

Our turkey day was relatively uneventful. No 40+ pound turkeys this year, no turkey frying fires, I mean the grass just grew back from the last incident two years ago. Nope, this year was pretty quiet. Though this was the first year we really had to travel a good distance home to Shawn's folks. A four hour drive later and we were on the warm side of the state. You can sure tell the difference now that we are getting used to these 18 degree mornings in Okanogan. Pretty soon we'll be wearing shorts when we go home to visit family.

No Black Friday shopping for me, instead I drove another three hours south to Kelso, just north of Portland, to get an afternoon visit in with my mom. She was in for the weekend to judge a dog show in Longview and I figured it would be a good chance to see her, since it has been about two years since the last visit.

My big accomplishment for the weekend vacation was my 6 mile run. Yes, 6 miles! I've been at the gym for about 2 months now and figured I'd test out my road running. I had Shawn drop me off in Machias on the Centennial Trail and I ran/walked/limped to my friends' house in Snohomish for an early Thanksgiving breakfast. I made it in an hour and half so I'm pretty darn proud of myself. That earned me the right to eat whatever I wanted in sickeningly large amounts and the rights to sit and do nothing for the rest of the day.

Now that we are home we are all hoping for snow soon. There is a big storm coming in and the Spokane news says snow every day this week, I just hope we get some of it. It sure feels like it's ready to dump. Hopefully that adventure will lead to more exciting photos then this one I took of Shawn and his brother frying one of the two turkeys for Thanksgiving this year.

Wedding Planning

Since you have all seen the ring, here's what I've been working on in secret: http://ingwedding.blogspot.com. Since we decided we needed to start planning a wedding before it became official with a ring I started jotting down my ideas. Enjoy the read.

The Ring

Photo by Zanna. Credits

Photo Shoot

I had such a blast taking photos this morning. Lisa asked if I would be willing to take family photos for her and I was very excited to do so. The girls were great and everyone was very photogenic. Here's a sample of a few, the rest you can view in my portfolio. Thanks for the opportunity Lisa, I hope you enjoy the photos!



There is finally snow in the forecast, never mind that it's in a snow/rain mix format.

My best friend Brent and his girlfriend Zanna are riding the train to Wenatchee where I'll pick them up next weekend. I'm excited for them to come visit. I've got to show Zanna digital scrapbooking and it will be good for Shawn to see his friends. I'm sure they will go golfing and maybe we'll go get some more wood. There is something very appealing to showing off this small town to our friends and family. Even though we all came from a small town, it's just different. Maybe it's the climate and that it doesn't rain all the time. Come on snow!