Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Whistler or bust!
So on a trip up to Seattle in November, we planned a last minute trip to Whistler with Amber & Ryan French and their latest addition Lily for the weekend after Thanksgiving. The forecast for snow didn't look great and it turned out to be pretty terrible. Regardless, we had a great trip. We took turns looking after the rugrats so we could each have a chance to ski the [man-made] freshies. Actually, we did get a few inches of REAL fresh snow on Saturday night into Sunday. More than anything, it was fun to spend some time with the French's, get to know little Lily, and see what the mountains have to offer up in BC. Pretty impressive. We WILL be back - and hopefully next time there will be more than 5 runs open!
Thursday, December 04, 2008
So much to be thankful for...
I have a hard time spending holidays away from family, but this year we decided to stay home for Thanksgiving and head to Colorado for Christmas. While I was sad not to be "home-home", we had a fabulous weekend here in Portland full of good food, great friends, and more good food! Our good friends Ben & Jen Gardiner hosted their annual orphan's Thanksgiving - it was quite the feast.
The feast was followed on Friday by an ambitious hike up King Mountain in the Coast Range. None of us (except Sean) knew what we were getting into. It was a challenge but I think we were all glad that we did it. We were so proud of ourselves, in fact, that we felt we deserved a second Thanksgiving dinner and went back to the Gardiner's for round two. Saturday was spent recovering - from both the hike and the ridiculous amount of food that had been consumed. We finished out the weekend with a good long hike up Eagle Creek on Sunday. Twelve miles round trip. The weather was beautiful.
I have so much to be thankful for this year - our beautiful boy, a great husband who is such a good dad, our wonderful and supportive families, the opportunity to stay home with Nick for this long, good weather in November. This list could go on and on. But more than anything this year, I am so thankful for the wonderful friends we have in Portland. They have made us feel at home here and they have adopted our son into the group. We are so fortunate to be surrounded by such great people. Thank you.
The feast was followed on Friday by an ambitious hike up King Mountain in the Coast Range. None of us (except Sean) knew what we were getting into. It was a challenge but I think we were all glad that we did it. We were so proud of ourselves, in fact, that we felt we deserved a second Thanksgiving dinner and went back to the Gardiner's for round two. Saturday was spent recovering - from both the hike and the ridiculous amount of food that had been consumed. We finished out the weekend with a good long hike up Eagle Creek on Sunday. Twelve miles round trip. The weather was beautiful.
I have so much to be thankful for this year - our beautiful boy, a great husband who is such a good dad, our wonderful and supportive families, the opportunity to stay home with Nick for this long, good weather in November. This list could go on and on. But more than anything this year, I am so thankful for the wonderful friends we have in Portland. They have made us feel at home here and they have adopted our son into the group. We are so fortunate to be surrounded by such great people. Thank you.
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