A Martini with the Rossis: Seattle Blizzard of '08

Deep Freeze 2008! To be said in a deep weatherman's voice as Dan would say. The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful and when there's no place to go let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Unless you're in Seattle where there are hills and we don't own a 4 Wheel Drive Vehicle with tire chains, in that case let it rain, let it rain, let it rain so Dan can go to work even though he says this is exactly the kind of break he needs before next quarter.

Although Dan tells me he has enjoyed "working from home," I unfortunately don't have a "work from home" job, so have made the treacherous trek into work via the 48 bus that has been a bit sketchy with its schedule. We have enjoyed our time with our neighbors and are thankful for the brief outing to get breakfast at Mae's Cafe in our neighbor Dustin's jeep. We are hopeful to make our flight to Columbus on Friday as some of our friends have been less fortunate and have had to cancel their flights home as they were told they would not get out before Christmas with all of the cancelled flights.

We haven't seen a storm like this since the early 90's...it is definitely a winter wonderland in Seattle!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!!