Christmas 2009

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After the snowstorm, Eric and I headed to his dad’s house to celebrate Christmas as originally planned. It was our first year to choose a live Christmas tree and of course we couldn’t decide, so we ended up with two: a little potted rosemary bush and 2 foot blue spruce that we will plant after we find the key to the shed with the shovel. Since all of our ornaments are in boxes in Montreal, we made some paper ones out of books from the local Friends of the Library used bookstore ($3’s worth), new ribbon ($4), buttons ($2), rubber stamps (borrowed from Nancy), and my new Colorbox inkpad in reds and silvers.

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Winter in Weaverville

I got to North Carolina on the 16th and the next day spent some birthday dollars on Indian food for lunch. On Wednesday we picked L. & N. up off the trail and celebrated an early Christmas. Then winter really hit!

Wedding weekend bed & breakfast

If you find yourself in Asheville, North Carolina, stay at Blake House Inn. On top of being cozy and cute with awesome 2-course breakfasts and wine in the afternoon, the bed & breakfast we stayed at for Britt & Nate’s wedding was super pet friendly! Our room had a basket of toys for Sage, dishes, a blankie, and dog cologne, so she got all spruced up for the wedding, too. Also, the host collected donations for the local humane society which would give you $10 off your stay. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to find a pet supply store in town :( The host’s littlest dog, Jenny, was possibly the sweetest girl I’ve ever met, but I didn’t take a picture.

Britt & Nate’s wedding

Love turtles and pumpkin beer

(Yesterday Tuesday). The day started sunny, but a morning walk through pretty hills ended with gunfire. Hunting season / target practice (?) The echoing of bullets did not disturb the love turtles, however; it was my intrusive photography that made them shy. After a delicious lunch (pizza not turtles), E. fled to Denver with pretty much only his computer and climbing shoes. Silly boy left his jacket and new white tshirts in the car.