Happy New Year!
January 1, 2008

The Christmas “season” began for us on the first of December, with a visit to the Pullman town center for the lighting of the Christmas tree, and the arrival of Santa. (Apparently his sleigh was in for repairs, because he arrived on a big, yellow fire truck.) On the following weekend, we put up our tree and decorated our home, while sipping on mulled wine and listening to Paul’s latest Christmas CD.

We spent Christmas in Cle Elum with Frances’ folks and caught up with family over the time we were there. Santa was very good to us this year: he brought us both brand-new Rollerblades (which we’ll enjoy when the snow in Pullman melts away).

After Christmas, we drove to Portland to visit with Caden. Oh, and his mom, too. We spent a couple of days there oohing and ahhing over the two-week-old baby. We then drove back to Pullman, stopping to visit America’s Stonehenge along the way.

New Year’s Eve saw us enjoying a quiet night in with Chinese take-away and a Doctor Who marathon, all topped off with Champagne at midnight. By 12:30, we were zonked out – yes, we really know how to party!

We started 2008 with a nice full breakfast, and Bucks Fizz / Mimosas before putting on our Christmas presents for a stroll around the block. Of course, the snow on the ground meant that we gave up after two seconds and returned indoors.

Have a happy and healthy 2008!

Check out the photos here.