Merry Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

I hope your holidays are as good as mine.  I have had a great week.  We had a wonderful snow Sunday night into Monday, about a foot or so, and then another nearly 2 feet Christmas Eve through today.  It is one of the most beautiful incredible things I have ever seen.  I can't wipe the grin off my face, and my friends keep laughing at me.  I am like a little kid again.  I want to ski, but since I don't have the gear yet, even just playing in the snow is okay with me.  Daniel and I were outside with his dog Maverick, and I got a kick watching Mav tromp through snow twice as high as him.  Daniel shoved me straight backwards into the yard, and it was so deep that when I fell, it all caved in on me, and covered me completely.  Oh, the wonderful joys of snow!!!  It is still snowing like crazy right now.  

Christmas eve was very nice.  Four of us co-workers - Daniel, Kaylee, Joe and myself gathered at Daniel's sisters house where I cooked dinner for them before we all went to work.  His sister only lives here from January through March, but has a beautiful home with a well equipped kitchen, something I greatly appreciated.  I cooked a bourbon marinated pork loin, sided with green bean casserole and mashed potatoes.  It turned out great.

Today we are all gathering again at the same place for a Christmas brunch before we head to work.  Daniel made a breakfast casserole, I have poteezta from Mom and Kaylee is bringing food too.  We have so much food for so few people, but it's great to hang out with people and eat home cooked food again.    

Daniel's sister's home is located right at the bottom of the Warm Springs lift/ski area, tucked up against the mountain in avalanche terrain.  This whole 'culture' and climate up here is so foreign to me that I feel like I'm in a movie almost.   I love it, love it, love it!!!