Gordon and Claire - a few favorites

On December 18th, 2010 my beautiful sister Claire married Gordon Rees for time and all eternity in the Fresno Temple. I shared a room with Claire for some 16 years of my life, and I just have to say, Gordon is one lucky guy, because Claire is good company.










Sorry Amanda, had to put this one in here.

Heavy Snow Freezing Fog?

The current conditions now are "Heavy Snow Freezing Fog". As if freezing fog wasn't confusing enough? So how do I distinguish the freezing fog from the heavy snow?

Or maybe the heavy snow *is* the freezing fog. Either way I'll be sure to grab a handful.

Forecast

You know how a 5-day forecast will have a temperature, an icon, and a short description of the day's weather? Well around these parts, the forecast doesn't just say "snow" or "chance of rain". Its more like this (these are all real):

Monday: Ice pellets
Tuesday: Freezing fog
Wednesday: Flurries
Thursday: Freezing drizzle
Friday: Wintry mix

So better watch out for that freezing fog. And what kind of cop-out is "wintry-mix"? To me its still just "cold".

Christmas Vacation part 2: Good times in Virginia

Rochelle and JohnE were great hosts at their place in Virginia. We played lots of games, watched movies, opened so many fun presents, ate really good food, and laughed a lot. We visited the Smithsonian in DC and even made it to Mount Vernon.

Christmas part 1: A journey to the West

In 6 short days I reconnected with the land of my birth by
-Hiking in the foothills of the Sierras
-Eating Mexican food good enough to make you cry
-Listening to my beautiful aunt Gail sing my very favorite Christmas song in church
-Reuniting the Stellan and Levi dynamic duo for about 16 glorious hours.
-Participating in the surprise flash mob dance at my sister's wedding.
-Eating huge tasty oranges right off my dad's tree.