Seattle Snowstorm 2008

Seattle is having some crazy weather this week! I guess Johnny and I brought with us Wyoming's winter weather or something! :D

first, though, here's our Christmas tree.
Originally we planned to go out into the forest and chop our own down (we had the permit and everything!) but the snow came and hasn't left, so we ended up getting a tree at a farm instead. Hopefully next year we can go out into the forest! (the permits are only $10!)

Harley enjoys rolling around in the snow.

Looking up the street near where we live.

We walked to the beach. It was REALLY windy and snowy!

Harley liked the snow, though!

We were bundled up, too, so we had fun

Back home, we had a snowball fight and then built a snowman.
We had limited supplies on hand, but at least he has a carrot nose!!
Here's Harley posing with him. :)

awww, Harley is giving the snowman a kiss!
(actually, he's going for the carrot!!)

It's been snowing nonstop all day and is supposed to continue until tomorrow morning. I'm not sure Johnny is going to be able to get to work tomorrow! We'll see!

winter vacation

December 6 was our 7th anniversary of being together, and I had just completed the Fall quarter the previous Thursday, so we decided to go away for the weekend. We booked a cottage in Long Beach, Wa, right on the beach and spent the weekend in the area, going to Cape Disappointment, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (highly recommended), Fort Columbia, a few lighthouses, Astoria, Seaside, and Canon Beach. I highly recommend going in the winter. There were no crowds, the weather was really nice, and we felt like we had the whole beach to ourselves! Very neat. :D Oh yes, we took Harley, and are pretty sure that it was his first trip to the ocean. He loved it! So, here are a few pictures from the trip!

you can see more pictures here: 7th anniversary weekend







Also, today is Johnny's 24th birthday! Last night we made a chocolate cake from scratch and tonight we're going to The Ram tonight for dinner with friends. I got him an espresso machine, coffee bean grinder and a mug from the Burke Museum's upcoming exhibit on coffee, and family got him a UW travel mug and a bag of Tully's coffee beans. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!