Winter Wonderland of Walla Walla

After some pretty nerve racking driving conditions

Walt & I arrived in Walla Walla to visit our friends Lynn & Judy. It was snowing when we arrived and it snowed most of the night. We had to shovel out in the morning so the snow plow could clear the street.

It is very cold here but the snow has stopped for the time being. Who was it that asked for a White Christmas? hmmm Oh, yeah, it was me! Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night.

We are driving away...

YEAH - the time is here. Time for visiting family & friends. Time for winter driving conditions. Time for LIVEing, LOVEing and EATing. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year everyone and be safe and careful.

Chain up?

This afternoon we laid out the 2 sets of chains we have to make sure they were in working order and we remembered how to use them. Not that we want to, but just in case, we are ready for anything. Oh sure, now that I am writing this I think " oh we could have had a V8". No really, I should of gotten the camera out so have picture of the scene. Oh well. Hopefully, we won't even have to put them on.
Less than 36 hours to go. EEEEE gads. It's creaping up on me faster and faster. I AM READY though and still breathing just fine.

Seattle Crippled

Oh NO - SNOW cripples Seattle. I pray that the roads are at least clear by the time we need to drive on them. I can handle cold and snow, but not snow on the roads. Only 1 1/2 days till take off and I'm more anxious than ever abt the traveling part.

I dream of a White Christmas

Yeah, so many storms. Ugh - in rush hour traffic isn't the best time for them though. 3 days till take off.

I need a brown paper bag

I can hardly breath right thinking abt my up coming trip. Just 4 more lays before we head out. We are staying at the Poole's Palace for the first couple of days - thanks veryone for the chance to stay there. I am even more excited that my niece and her husband (the newly weds) are coming from LA to Sea to be a part of the occasion. Yeah.

The countdown begins

Only 5 days till take off to see my family and friends.... We are packing cold weather gear as well as wet weather gear - including chains. We have gifts, pics, food and memories to share. I can't even breath sometimes thinking abt it all.

Time for sharing

Tis the season to share:

Our Christmas tree with you... complete with flocking, lights and bows.

our food with the locals.... the road way with our neighbors and the gate to our hearts.

We are so thankful for the moisture our latest snowstorm brings. With the snow comes COLD temps, but our hearts are warm and that is what counts. Happy Holidays to all.

Thanks

Things to be thankful for:
SNOW on the ground (but not on the streets)
Cookies baking
Fingers to lick
Lower gas prices for our long distant travels
Family who are looking forward to our visit
Freedom to worship if you choose
Light displays to OOOh and Awwww over
Beautiful voices to celebrate the season thru song
And a job. Happy Holidays to every one.

I spent the day making cookies to take to Seattle with me. If only we can stay away from them till we get where we are going. We are making a stop in Walla Walla, WA to visit our long time friends Lynn & Judy and of course leave some cookies there. We all used to live in Sandy and would spend the holidays making and baking special moments to share with family and friends. I miss those days. But this year I do it with Judy in my heart and look forward to our visit in just 1 wk.

One cookie I won't get to this year is the family fave of Springerle. We normally make these as they were something Walt's Mom made religiously when she was alive. We continued the tradition but this year I have been working so much that I just made some that were less labor intensive.