Two things we like right now

The first is a TV show that Meris got us hooked on: Bones. We've had to start limiting our tv watching time because of this show. And both of us love this song from one episode in Season 2.



The second thing is one of those marvelous 2-o'clock-in-the-morning-on-your-graveyard-shift finds:

http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=23303422&gt1=35000

Guernsey

I'm reading a great book right now: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It's a historical fiction novel comprised entirely of correspondence letters between the characters. To be honest, I didn't think I would like it because I couldn't imagine an entire book of letters being interesting. But I was wrong. It really is delightful and it has inspired a great deal of day-dreaming on my part.

I want to go to Guernsey. And so will you if you read this book, or even just look at their website: http://www.visitguernsey.com/

This cute little Bailiwick has everything an ideal vacation spot should have: beautiful scenery, historical sites, wonderful food, ideal exploration paths, quaint accomodations, etc. Not to mention, you can get to it from Weymouth which, according to one of the characters in the book, is the ideal way:

"I would catch the afternoon boat from Weymouth. There is no more beautiful approach to Guernsey than the one by sea--either with the sun going down, or with gold-tipped, black storm clouds, or the Island just emerging through the mist."

Here's a teaser

Our Christmas celebrations this year lasted for about three weeks. One week we spent in Santa Cruz visiting with lots of family, and the last two were spent in Moscow with Kate and Davey home for the holidays (and Lynn and Kenzie for part of the time who were nice enough to drive them from Spokane). I don't have time right now to post all the pictures of our fun times, so consider this the teaser trailer before the main event. Highlights of the most exciting parts of our holidays:

First, a masked event.



Second, (the tension), not everyone was pleased to have David home for the holidays... (ok I stole that picture from Kate).



And lastly.....



If that doesn't catch your interest, I don't know what will.