Glassworks at Wright's Park.... Gorgeous

Seymour Botanical Conservatory at Wrights Park has a great exhibit going on right now. Dale Chihuly's work is on display throughout the flora in the conservatory. It's an artistic interpretation of the plants and is really something. If you're in the Tacoma area, check it out... It's only here through February.

It's not a Green Tacoma Christmas Season!

Dashing through the Snow on a 757!

Can we say "De-Iceing"? The Minneapolis Airport has it down to a real system. After you leave the gate, all the planes go to a de-icing station... they do three at a time. All the while, the snow plows keep working the runways. Our flight was delayed due to the inbound flight, we then had to wait at the de-icing place, so we were about an 1 1/2 hours late landingin Tacoma. Then another ONE hour for a luggage... geesh... but we were safe...

The drive home was tense. Freeways had cars but there was compact snow on the roads. Once we got past the Tacoma Dome, there was a car right in front of us that did a 180 and was now facing us. Jer had to do some manuevering so that we stayed out of it. Fortunately, no one got hurt and Jer could see in his rear mirror the car got turned around and non of the upcoming traffic ran into him. We got home at 8... and boy, it was nice to be home (oh yeah, to more snow)!

Snow, Snow, Snow...

Nice cold day yesterday, but no new snow during the day.... Had our mini-Christmas with H & D and then had a great dinner at McCormick and Schmick's where we celebrated Jerry's birthday. Very yummy and our menus (they print them everyday) had "Happy Birthday Jerry" imprinted on it. Dan had Alaska Crab Legs (the menu noted they were from the "Early Dawn" that is on the "Deadliest Catch" television show).

Woke up this morning to new snow falling from the sky. Figures, when it's time for us to go home, we get dumped on. We're going to the airport early and hopefully, the weather they expect in Washington at SeaTac won't arrive until after we've landed. Cya ya'll soon...

At the Ordway Theater: White Christmas

We had such a nice day yesterday...cold to say the least, but warm and toasty inside. The highlight was our drive to St Paul in the evening to see "White Christmas" at the Orway Theater. The facility was like a miniature Radio City Music Hall. The show was so cool.... Very similar to the movie, but totally with it's own take, some additional music and done it a fabulous way. And, at the end, it SNOWED in the whole theater. You hear the whole audience go 'ahhhh'.
We were suppose to have a huge snowstrom last evening, but it just managed to spit about an Inch. Oh well, we heard T-Town had more than we did. Today we go out and celebrate Jerry's Birthday and Halley and Dan will open just one of their presents....

Can we say cold?

Good flight out here... left home this AM and it was snowing; fortunately, it stopped (and even spit some rain) while we were at the airport. Anyway, got here to 8 degrees.... and fortunately a light wind and NO snow. It dumped on the city yesterday, so it's now and white and still clean. Tomorrow we get to see "White Christmas" at the Ordway Theater downtown. Looking forward to that.... btw, no bridge pictures this visit.... too cold to get out there and pose!

Been a while, but we're going on the Road again...

Christmas visit with H and D.... After a busy week of Christmas functions (our pic is from the PLU concert and dessert soiree), tomorrow we head to Minneapolis. Been cold here in our burg, (below freezing all week), but, if you can believe it, even colder in Minneapolis... says a high of 1..... talk to ya later...