Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas. We had a white Christmas (my first ever) this year and it is only now going away - the roads are finally all clear and the only traces of the snow and ice is on lawns and what was pushed into piles from the snowplows. When I dug my car out of my driveway last Tuesday the snow was 18 inched on the roof! It was a lot of fun but I'm happy to finally be able to drive again. Of course Portland is never prepared for snow so the roads were not very drivable which put a damper on my Christmas shopping. We had a very cozy Christmas with our friends and family who are within walking distance. With the snow, some of my gift giving plans never really happened. It was nice to put gifts in perspective and realize that being with friends and family are what really matter most.