Last weekend Alicia's parents came to town for Thanksgiving. They planned a trip to Vancouver, B.C. that Alicia and I joined them on. It was great fun. We ate amazing sushi and NW seafood. We saw the Olympic First Nations statue and the Granville market. We visited Stanley Park and the totem poles there - along with a great view across the bay to downtown. We also drove up to Whistler to see the Olympic preparations. It was a beautiful drive, especially the way home when the rain cleared a bit. Here is a picture of Alicia with the Olympic mascots Sumi, Miga Quatchi, and their sidekick Mukmuk. We also stayed in a cool condo in Yaletown with awesome views of the nearby city. Great weekend. I took the Cascade train home Sun. night.

Last week Alicia and I were both feeling under the weather. And the weather has been dark, gray, rainy and cold. So to brighten the soggy early winter in Seattle we lit our fire for the first time. I was super fun and warm. There's nothing like hanging out by the fire and enjoying life. Although in our new house Alicia was not as brave about shoving huge amounts of wood into the fire to make it giant (like in Aspen and other fire locations). It was a great time and the first of many warm fires during the dark winter. ps - sorry my photos are blurry, but it is a great picture of Alicia.