Walking in a winter wonderland . . .

We have been enjoying all of the snow lately, it is beautiful!!! However, we are starting to get a little stir crazy. We have been able to go on a least one good walk each day during the snow but today, we needed to run off some more energy. We bundled up and trekked out to our friend Jeff's house a few miles away. We stopped off at Starbucks on the way of course and even helped push a stuck car along the way!

After we arrived at Jeff's, he drove us to our friends Josh and Andrea's house. Andrea is due to have their first baby (a boy) in March. It was so good to see them. Andrea is such a cute and little pregnant lady! We visited with them and Josh's parents for a while and then headed home. Thank goodness for Jeff's 4-wheel drive!!!

Winter blast

It has been snowing like crazy up in Portland!!! There has not been this much snow up here in years! It is beautiful and we are enjoying the winter wonderland!

Seaside in December

The weekend after Thanksgiving, we drove out to Seaside for a weekend with the Minus family. The whole Peter Minus family and grand kids were there. The weather was surprisingly nice for December. We got in a lot of nice walks and boardwalk runs. As always, the pool was crowded-even in the rain. Eric, Pete, Joyce and Mollie made several trip to the hot tub while the rest of us watched from inside.

Thanksgiving in Eugene

This year we drove down to Eugene to have Thanksgiving dinner with our family. Mike and Linda hosted at their house this year. We had a great time just visiting with the family and seeing our nieces and nephew. Jessica and Theo even brought their wedding photos to share with us. It was a wonderfully relaxing time!

We don't just bleed orange and black . . .

We also decorate our house with it. That's right, the newly remodeled basement is now a lovely pumpkin orange. All in honor of the Beavs.

The 3 musketeers reunited

My good friends Aryn and Jenn joined me for the Beavers vs. Cal game. Some of my favorite memories from OSU involve these ladies and we always have a great time when we are together. You know that the day is going to be a good one when you are waiting outside of a liquor store on Saturday morning, waiting for it to open!

We did not disappoint! Although we were a little late to the game-we were fine enjoying our own private pre-funk at Avery park (complete with photo shoot). We straggled over to Reeser and caught a portion of the third quarter. But is it really the game that's important here? Nothing beats making more great memories with Jenn and Aryn!

The basement remodel continues . . .

Eric has continued to work on remodeling the basement. He has completed the dry wall and it looks great! He continues to impresse me with how handy he is. What a great husband I have!