My parents came to Seattle to visit for a few days this past weekend. Anya made a wonderful salmon dinner for Thanksgiving (none of us are overly fond of turkey), and my parents were able to spend time with some of their friends here.
Since my parents have been to Seattle quite a few times, we took them down to Portland for a couple of days. We showed them around the city; walking and taking the streetcar to different neighborhoods. My mom excitedly did some of her Christmas shopping (Oregon doesn't have any sales tax), and we were able to drink some great beer. Contrary to the stereotype, it was sunny the entire weekend (both in Seattle and Portland) and we all had a good time. There are some random pictures here.
Now my hope is that the sun goes away and the rain comes...not so much because I'm fond of rain but because I'm fond of snow (in the mountains). Most of the ski areas around here rely entirely on natural snow; they usually have plenty of it and making snow is very expensive and very wasteful. It's been sunnier and drier than normal, so the ski season's start has been delayed. There's snow in the forecast for the weekend, though, so my fingers are crossed.
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Speaking of snow....the midwest is getting it all this weekend. Don't you want to come back for some skiing at Welch? :)
Thanks for the offer, Emma...
Welch is my home hill and I'll always think fondly of it! That having been said, the places in Washington got 2+ feet over the weekend, so I think for now I'll stay here to ski.
We will be coming back at Christmas time though to hang out with you guys, which is one thing we unfortunately can't do in Seattle.
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