Holiday Season Part 3: Let it Snow!

We're out in North Bend this weekend for some good ol' family fun! I worked yesterday and left the hospital at 3:45 pm, it took me exactly 1 hour to move 1.5 miles in my car. In all, it was a 2 hour commute to get from the hospital to the in-laws. Plus...I was in charge of picking up KFC for dinner for the crowd of 8, and I was craving some crispy chicken to snack on for the remainder of the ride (and I have very specific cravings these days). You can only imagine how disappointed I was to find the KFC in Issaquah closed due to a main break. So we settled on McDs, which wasn't a part of my list of cravings...

I kept praying that this wasn't a sign for how this weekend would turn out...

After a night of reconnecting with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Greg and I headed to my parents to sleep (due to a shortage of beds). We decided to tour the housing development for Christmas lights and were happy to find a nice variety of displays! It was quite festive with the snow that was continuing to fall, adding to the inch of accumulation that was already on the ground. We found that LED lights are the new fad...though we're not Christmas light connoisseurs, we like to think we know a thing of two of outdoor illumination (we try to help my dad every year so he can compete in the annual competition). We're not so sure about the neon, rave look, but we know they're "green", so I guess that's a good thing : ) Greg refers to the new LED trend as a "Chernobyl Christmas".

Once we got to my parent's house at 11:30 at night, we settled into the "lodge" bedroom. There were no blinds to hide the icicle lights blinking furiously outside our three windows...Greg said it looked romantic on the ceiling...I said it looked like the house was on fire. But it was a nice touch none-the-less. We had a good couple of laughs over the experience, thinking back to a Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase (It's an annual tradition to watch the movie while decorating our Christmas Tree). I was happy to compliment my dad on his handiwork this morning.

So the snow is continuing to fall beautifully. Josie continues to say "bubbas (bubbles)" as she excitedly looks out the window. It's quite sweet really. She's enjoying the time she's spending with her 2 year old cousin, they're best-friends now...here are the pictures to prove it!

It has been a good weekend so far! We've still got the big party tonight! So I better go get the cake decorated!