***GreenLake SNOW ALERT***

So walked the dog in the snow (Pugs loves the snow!) which I measure about 3 inches in this hood now, and realized their was not ice under the snow (yet) and it wasn't that slick on the virgin sidewalks. So I just ran GreenLake...and it was beautiful!!! (wish I brought my camera)...

On 80th kids were sledding, and on 75th people were crosscountry skiing in the roads. There are virtually no cars. 85th and 99 or a ghost town. So I ran all away around the lake which was nice until the end. Right before the end, there was a silent meadow (not a human around), but only a 4 foot snowman sitting on a park bench watching the frigid lake. HILARIOUS!!! What a moment that was...I just stood there with my iPod playing 'O Tananbaum' by Aretha Franklin, and let the snow accumalate on Frosty and I. So at the end of the run (in the last 20 minutes) the snow has now gotten heavier again, and the wind has picked up...no visibility. The snow is swirling around and is smaller (colder) and beating against the windows. I believe this is what they call a blizzard (or atleast a mini one).

...This cracks me up (because it's a "no sh*t?!") but Seattle Times just has a Breaking News email...and thank god I didn't go it to work afterall (poor Lindsay who did):

Thursday, December 18, 2008
King County bus service to be limited for afternoon commute
King County Metro Transit will be focusing on core service until weather and road conditions improve, which means almost all bus service will be significantly limited as we head into the afternoon commute.
For the latest on this story, go to http://www.seattletimes.com

BECAREFUL OUT THERE EVERYONE!!! (and enjoy)

...I guess this means the garbage man's not coming today??? LOL

SNOW! Lots of snow!

Well it first dumped last Saturday...and most of the week has been pretty white and in the 20's...brrr....but early this morning more snow came on across the region. It has closed almost every school district in the state, it has currently closed 520 and parts of I-5. The buses have been awful on Aurora and everywhere and since I had to cancel all my meetings yesterday, I think I am having my first full "snow-day" in years! It's so pretty...and I think I did the right thing. Why take an hour or two to schlept to work and maybe the same back, when there is no one there anyways...not worth it, though I am feeling quite guilty since I lost my remote Nordstrom card (RAZ) to get into my work email. I haven't seen my RAZ card since June when we moved...suppose this is a good time to look for it again.


Tomorrow night our little clique (Noel, I, Jo, Lynn, Lori, Heidi, Andy, Kristina, Mel and Mark) were going on a two hour Christmas boat cruise on Lake Union...it is only suppose to be 20+/- degrees...BRRR...and it maybe really, REALLY icy...so stay tuned to see if it really happens. I am afraid I am going to lose my deposit. Hmmm....



Then there is Dr. Baruffi's Meydenbauer Bay annual Christmas party tonight...no can do with Bellevue having 8 inches of snow. My dad's annual Christmas party is Saturday night, and they are saying more snow and more 20's till Monday....YIKES! What to do??? I guess this is a case of "becareful what you ask for" since we have been begging for snow.

Thank God it missed our Christmas Party last Friday, which was a complete success and so fun!!! See below...

...and then it got crazy...

Love babies! Up next...LYU!

Okay, Love the babies we're surrounded with from Carrie's Orien, to Tracy's Chloe, from Moon's Sagean, to Kumi's Niko (now adorable toddler at 2!)...and now next up, any day now, will be Lyu and Justin's beautiful bouncing baby boy!!! I don't usually post someone elses blog (except Juliana's I think), but here's the Grabek's:
http://babyjgrabek.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

(with us as Thanksgiving too) Enjoy!

BTW (change of subject)...THE BIG CARAIG-CHURCHILL CHRISTMAS BASH IS TONIGHT!!! I can't wait, but lots to do until then...and it better not snow like they say it might... (stay tuned)

Another work test...

Here is the current denim project I'm working on in which you take a quiz and the result, the answer, to your questions you can post on your blog, facebook page, etc... (Love the boy version of these William Rast jeans!)

Hilarious, but seriously TRUE about Prop. 8

I think this video says it all... (love all the stars in this like Alison Janney, Margret Cho and Kathy Najimy...and they did just because) ***give it a sec to load...it's worth it...

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Be aware...WORLD AIDS DAY!

December 1st is World's AIDS Day...a day for people to remember that this epidemic is not close to over: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=World+AIDS+Day

We walked the Seattle AIDS walk this year, but it's not enough. I, we all, need to do more. It's so hard...you always say, once I figure out my own shiz...my own finances...my own life...I will volunteer for a great cause like this one. I will save just a little and give as much as I can, but it doesn't happen. There is always some excuse. I need to relook at my life and see how better I can make a difference...

This photo is the Space Needle glowing red in the fog, in honor of the day. (cool)