We've just returned from a quick trip to visit my wife's grandparents, aunts, and uncles in Washington state. We flew out on Dec. 23 with zero trouble at security/connections/etc.
Our ride (friends Andy and Wendy Alsup) pulled up just as we got our luggage, so they didn't even have to wait for us. We spent time in the car with them enroute to meet our family.
To get to the grandparents' house, we had to drive over a snowy mountain pass. As we crested, the snow was coming down in earnest, though not enough to make driving a problem. The next morning we awoke to six inches of fresh snow on top of the 22 inches already on the ground.
So we headed back to the pass with Darla's brother and cousin to go skiing at Stevens Pass.
You couldn't ask for a better day skiing. We had no lift lines and there were snow showers all day.
The rest of the trip was spent with family, pretty much staying at the house. The only problem was that our sister-in-law had to fly back early to get to her grandfather's funeral.
We went snowshoeing and sledding, along with doing some sightseeing. It was my first time on snowshoes.
The time with family was good. It was my first time to meet some of them, so hopefully I did OK. Got to hear lots of good stories, for sure. And I managed to snap a *few* photos.
You might see some eventually. It doesn't help that I left most of them on a CD-ROM at the grandparents' house.
Posted by JRC at December 30, 2003 08:57 PM