I'm gonna go out on a limb here...

and predict that there's a slight chance we may just possibly have a white Christmas after all.

What do you think?


I just ate the traditional Christmas eve dinner: a cheese sandwich with hot sauce. Tom's working, so it's just me and the animals. Our plans to stay at friends tonight in the 'burbs were hampered by weather. I'm still working on Tom's Christmas present which may turn into his birthday present if it's not finished tonight. It's not like I wait til the last minute to get things done or anything.

more snow (1st installment)

I can't stop taking pics and video of this snow!

It snowed again ALL day yesterday. Here are some pics from my short walk with Wrigs earlier this afternoon. I'm still not over this sickness, have been in bed the last 3 days but needed to get poor Wrigs out for some exercise.








And for those of you in need of some snowy scenes, here is some video:

Our quick walk into town:


And then our walk home:








I have a bunch more photos to post that were taken from inside our house. I'll start to upload those now.

some news clips for my friends/family in CA

(and for Rebecca in Chicago. Oh how I wish you were here watching this with me! We would for sure pee our pants!)

The sliding cars make me laugh so hard (as long as no one is hurt of course):


And here's a clip in West Seattle:


It stopped for about 2 hours and now it's starting again. I duck walked/slid to the mailbox to drop off the last batch of Christmas cards and forgot how difficult it is to stomp through thick unshoveled snow drifts. Now I'm curled up on the couch watching Life is Beautiful shoving those damn gingerman cookies into my gob. I don't feel so hot.

Thunder snow???

At 5:30 this morning Tom and I were jolted out of bed by a loud bang. I thought for sure it was a big rolling earthquake and the ground was cracking beneath us, about to swallow us whole. Then, a blinding bolt of lightning. We flipped on the news and realized it was just Thunder snow. WHAT???? We've officially seen it all.

We're getting slammed with more snow and it's so unbelievably beautiful. Tom actually jogged into work today and said many cars and buses were left stuck on the hilly streets. People are even abandoning their cars on the freeways and it looks like night of the living dead with all these people wandering around aimlessly. OMG I love it so much!!! Ok funny news lady just said rather emphatically, "There's no reason for anyone to be outside unless it's to build a snowman!" They are now showing people slipping and sliding.

Here are some pics:








I'm having trouble uploading pics. I'll add more later when I figure out what is going on. HOLY F*CK! Bird just hit window

Back in Seattle

*Update* more snowy pics, taken the morning after the snow storm:










So much to download, upload, inload, outload.

But for now, it's snowing and it's pretty fricking amazing.

Here's a little clip from tonight's news:


And Wrig's reaction to seeing snow for the first time:


After our midnight stroll around the neighborhood, Tom had a genius idea:
(Since we don't own a sled, we used the lid from an underbed storage bin. Worked great!)





It was so much fun. Neighbors came out of their houses with cameras and kids in tow. Oh and dogs too.




There's something magical about the first snowfall especially when you're sharing it with the ones you love (minus the Blackberry)

Rebecca's visit

Here are a few pics from Rebecca's visit. The weather cooperated the last couple days of her visit and in the pics you will see more sunshine! We didn't take too many pics though, we mostly hung out by the fire, catching up in the evenings and during the days we were on the go. If only she lived here. It would definitely make those cloudy days brighter.

We found some cute orange hats to try on. They were all over the city.

Wrigley getting loved on.

Wrigley enjoying the love.

Wrigley returning the love with some kisses.

Here are some extremely rare photos, probably NEVER to be seen again...

Yep, that's Chumley.

He's known Auntie Rebecca his whole life, so it's only fitting that after 14 years, he sits on her lap.

And then there's Wrigley.

Chumley and Wrigley want her to come back again very soon. They have been mopey boys since she left. They always get that way when company leaves. My mom comes into town on Thanksgiving day so that should perk them up again. And me too. I'm really missing my family and friends. I hate living so far away. Hitting me hard this week.

question

What the hell does it mean when the head up his ass weatherman says, "Rain turning to showers by late afternoon." What's the difference?

There's also sprinkles, drizzle, buckets, cats and dogs, etc. but this I'm not so sure about.

FYI, I would prefer it to really rain cats and dogs (instead of this nasty wet stuff) but only if they landed on their feet.

Today I fell...

Into the Sound.

Just kidding!

My friend Michael is here visiting from California and we pretended to fall into the water. Surprisingly, no one came to our rescue.

He found what looked to be a shark's tooth in the water so of course he had to stick it in his mouth.

We tooled around West Seattle and somehow ended up in New York.

Of course we paid tribute to Lady Liberty by holding our Green Tea Lattes high.

Today was very cold, especially by the water but yesterday was BEAUTIFUL.
60 degrees and sunny all day. We walked around Pike's Market and had lunch at a Thai restaurant. Even though it was chilly, I took off my coat and wore short sleeves. I needed to feel the sun on my skin again.

It felt really nice but I'm paying the price today.

My throat is sore and I can't stop sneezing.

Sorry Michael, doesn't look like we'll be sailing tomorrow...

House update:

Tom and I are putting an offer on a house in W. Seattle tomorrow morning.

Here's a gorgeous view facing the city (not from the house).

I'll give more details on the house (and also the fact that Tom has not even been inside) at another time. Michael leaves tomorrow then Rebecca comes out to visit tomorrow night. We haven't seen each other in over a year and are celebrating our birthday months and I can't wait!

Maybe that's why I can't sleep.

Wrigley Ramblings

I walked Wrigs this morning and this woman randomly stops us on the street (which is not unusual) and begins to shower Wrigs with kisses and pets, which he willingly accepts. We're casually making small talk and then she starts to massage Wrigs back and hind quarters. I'm thinking this is kind of getting weird and the woman says, "He eats too many Cheerios." I said jokingly, "Well that's why we're on our walk." And then she says, "Someone needs a diet!" Seriously? Did you just call my dog fat? If we're gonna start throwing insults then you need to get your teeth fixed. And you know what else??? Maybe if it didn't RAIN 14 DAYS STRAIGHT we'd all be out getting more exercise you crazy toothless RAIN LOVER!!! I didn't say any of that of course, I just smiled pleasantly and thanked her for her unsolicited observation on my dog. Crazy bitch.

Then while on the same walk just a few blocks later this woman comes up and greets Wrigs all excited and animated so he starts to jump up on her. I say, "No jump!" She looks at me and says all teacher like, "Instead of saying 'No Jump' tell him 'Good Sit' when he sits. Use positive reinforcement when training a dog." WTF are we in Pet Smart??? And how the hell did I make it past 30 without this KNOW IT ALL in my life?? Next time, don't run up to my dog like you've just won the f*cking lottery and perhaps he will "GOOD SIT" for you.

What's with all the Dog Whisperers in this town???

Here's another sad Wrigs pic from the other day, while watching the rain drops fall. His chin is resting on the window ledge. He knows how to play the pathetic card a bit too well.

Sunny day 2

UPDATE:

Stupid shit for brains head up his ass weatherman lied this morning. There was not a SPECK of sun to be found today. It wasn't nearly as dark as it had been the other days but still, NO sun whatsoever. I take back all my hallelujahs from this morning and replace them with a shaking fist to the sky! Sons of bitches!!!!

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Tom and I just watched the weather report and it's supposed to be partly sunny/no rain all thru the weekend! We both broke out into song:

"Haaaaaa-llelujah!! Haaaaaa-llelujah!!"

"Hallelujah! Hallelujah!"

"Halleeeeeeluuuuujah."

Wrigs turned his head to look at us mid song, and had that WTF? expression written all over his face. Soon he'll be rejoicing right along with us when we go for our 10.2 mile walk. Have to make up for lost time.

Did anyone see the story about the balloon ride crash in Yuma, Arizona? Scary indeed and thankfully no one was injured, but our crash 5 years ago was WAAAAAY worse. If we caught it on film we so would have made it on the Today Show.

They also showed the giant Christmas tree hauled in on a flat bed to Rockefeller Center. The tree was 80 years old and it was so sad to see it lying dead on the truck. I really think the city should construct an artificial one. If one can make a giant penis I'm sure it can be done.

My day in Seattle...

Was surprisingly pleasant for a change. Just when I hit the bottom of my vortex of doom, a flicker of light shines at the tunnel's end. That light? The sun.

Our friend Darin is a pilot and had a lay over in Seattle for the day. We met at Pikes and had lunch at Serious Pie (know why it's called Serious Pie? because it is SERIOUSLY the best pizza on earth!) Then, we explored the city. All I can say is, this place looks and feels 100,000,000 times better in the sunshine.

Here's some video of a piano player on Pike Street and the incredible sky. It ended up clouding over at about 2, BUT it was nothing like the last 14 days. There was still a lot of brightness to the sky and the contrast was pretty amazing. I even got to see shadows again! The guy in the orange sweater and cap is Darin.



That dying mongoose you hear in the background is a violin player and I use the term "player" loosely. More like violin mutilator. I highly recommend that you remove all sharp objects from reach before listening to this next clip.




And some photos - click to enlarge.

Crazy balloon man (aka my future BFF, he just doesn't know it yet)

Check out the lovers in the bottom right of this pic. I wanted to yell "GET A ROOM!" but somehow controlled the urge to do so.


Some more amazing sky pics...






While walking over to Nordstrom we almost got kicked in the face by some nutjob doing cartwheels on the sidewalk. Best part about this, nutjob was wearing a business suit! I bet that's what Tom does to blow off steam during the day. Seems like an effective stress reliever. Next time I see him I may have to join in on the fun. Synhronized cartwheeling has definite Olympic potential. Just you watch.

Who does Depression Hurt?

Everyone.

Including the Dog.

Poor Wrigs is miserable. He refuses to go outside unless I walk/drag him which is not a very good idea considering how slick it is from this nonstop rain. He misses going to the park, chasing his balls and romping around in the dry grass with his pals. And sure as sh*t,
So. Do. I.

But it makes me more upset to see him sad.


He just sits by the window and watches the rain...


I walked away from the computer for a while and when I came back this was playing. Looks like Wrigs needs the silly pills too.