{"id":1082,"date":"2009-12-31T11:51:38","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T18:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2009-12-31T11:52:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T18:52:28","slug":"a-few-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/a-few-pics\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Salt Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChristmasSanta delivered me to Salt Lake on his sleigh this year. <\/em><\/p>\n

At least I think that’s what happened – I went to bed in Seattle and woke up Christmas morning in Salt Lake. <\/p>\n

A bow on the door led Emily and Marie to open it and see what Santa had brought. It made for a fun surprise.<\/p>\n

The camera is not <\/em>my friend first thing in the morning.<\/p>\n

Jennifer prepared a fabulous meal (I have no idea how she keeps the kitchen totally clean the entire time she prepares the meal… I’m thinking it must be magic.<\/em>) <\/p>\n

Brandon expressed his anticipation for his move to Costa Rica by donning a tropical shirt. They are becoming ‘Location Independent<\/em>‘ and moving there in less than a week – you can read about why and how they are doing it on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"jen-meal\" \"Brandon<\/p>\n

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Ashley and family joined us for dinner and visiting for the rest of the day (and I didn’t take any pics!). But the girls had a blast together. And I got nauseous when I attempted to play Mario Cart with them.<\/p>\n

\"KennedyI joined Ashley and family for the next couple of days. Kennedy opened her gifts from me on Christmas night. Justin had to work a graveyard shift at the hospital, so after Kennedy went to bed, Ashley and I stayed up for hours and played on their new Wii. I suck at Super Mario Brothers<\/em>, but at least I didn’t get nauseous. And I bowled pretty good…. Wii is fun.<\/p>\n

Oh – did I mention that it’s been FREEZING here<\/em>? Not as cold as forecast (3 degrees at night) but still pretty damn cold. These are the frost crystals that form on Ashley’s kitchen window. Cool, huh?<\/p>\n

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\"Cool<\/a>It snowed a bit and I slid all over the road – even in a 4 wheel drive Tahoe. OK, not all over the road – just down the hill, but even so I did NOT enjoy it. But I had to venture out to have a meal at Cafe Rio<\/a>…<\/p>\n

And the Salt Lake Valley inversion has been horrible. I am finally seeing a little sunshine today! I hope it lasts…<\/p>\n

But the frost crystals – very cool.<\/p>\n

And to finish up, a few more pics of the granddaughters….
\n\"Marie\"Emily<\/p>\n

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\"cousins-xmas_6061\"<\/p>\n

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Tonight, I’ll be helping out with Ashley and Justin’s New Years Eve party.<\/p>\n

How was your Christmas? What are you doing for New years?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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