SNOW

For the first time since we've lived here...it snowed for real!

It snowed about an inch in Oak Harbor on Sunday, and has stayed below freezing since then. Here's how prissy they are here...the schools in and around Seattle have been opening 2 hours late both Monday and Tuesday because of "cold weather." By "cold weather" they mean sunny and 20-25 degrees.

Maya's first time in the snow

VACATION TIME!

We Spent 5 Days in Los Angeles this month
...Our first vacation since our honeymoon 2 years ago!

We had tons of fun soaking up sun in Santa Monica and Venice. We had brunch and toured the Queen Mary in Long Beach. We visited Disneyland and Griffith Park as well as spending time in Hollywood having our anniversary dinner at Eva Longoria's steakhouse 'Beso' (so yummy!) and seeing WICKED at the Pantages theater in Hollywood.

On the Ferris Wheel on Santa Monica Pier

Tomorrowland at Disneyland

On the roof of the Griffith Observatory after hiking up Mt. Hollywood, overlooking Los Angeles & Hollywood. (You can just make out the Hollywood sign over Nikki's shoulder.)

Outside the Pantages Theater after seeing WICKED!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Craig side of the family made the trek to Oak Harbor to visit us on Thanksgiving this year. We had a fantastic low-key weekend with some fantastic (not over-cooked) Prime Rib!

The Seattle (1/2) Marathon: November 30th, 2008

We both ran the Seattle 1/2 Marathon on November 30th

It was fantastic race; surprisingly beautiful weather (as in, only rained for about 15 minutes) for November in the Emerald City. Some of us met our goals...and some didn't because they didn't bother following a training program and thought they could just wing it. (Michael.)

Our only suggestion for next year would be more "bathrooms" along the race course. It's really not fun waiting in a 10 minute porta-potty line during the middle of your race...the bushes are ok though.

Next stop: Whidbey Island 1/2 Marathon and the Seafair Marathon for Nikki; and a wonky treadmill on the USS Eisenhower for Michael.