Leftovers...almost gone.

Thanksgiving is finally over and we are almost out of our leftovers. This year we went over to my mom's again and spent the whole day cooking, watching the parade, the dog show, and various football games. It was a very lazy day mostly laying on the couch, or going to the kitchen to get cooking up something. I was very proud of myself this year and I made two new pies. I made an apple pear pie and a peanut butter chocolate pie. I was very proud of my apple pie this year...I had made one when Steve's family came in town in October and it ended up a little too sour for my liking. This new one is soo good! I think the pear added a new flavor that added a new dimension to the pie. The peanut butter chocolate pie was a little rich, and I will probably add more chocolate to it next time.

Since Thanksgiving is over Steve and I are now looking forward to our Seattle trip for my Christmas break. We are leaving on the afternoon of December 17th and we are going to be driving all the way there! It will be nice to see a new part of the country, and we get to bring the dogs. We haven't had the dogs around with us for the past few Christmases so it will be nice for a change. We are going to be spending the first week there with Steve's mom in Lynnwood, and the second week with Steve's dad in Maple Valley. During our trip we are going to be doing lots of exciting things like Christmas shopping, visiting Pike Place market, looking at Christmas lights all over the beautiful city, playing in the snow and....snowboarding....eek! My last experience snowboarding was a little bit terrifying for me. We were in Whistler, BC and it was a very gargantuan mountain filled with professional skiers/snowboarders...or close to it. I was scared to death from falling off the mountain. The whole way down the mountain I went backwards...backside facing the bottom the whole way down...my calves were killing me all week. This year Steve promised to take me to a smaller mountain that has more "beginner" runs...(Whistler's greens were more like intermediate blues on most mountains...can you see why I was terrified, my very first time snowboarding??) So this year I am going to be more positive and practice actually turning the board this year. Wish me luck!!

I hope you all have a wonderful week and that joy finds you in many ways!
Countdown to Seattle trip: 19 days!!

Snoqualmie Ski Resort
Seattle, WA