SANTA! I know him

We visited Santa last weekend and all of the kiddos were able to sit on his lap.  Two out of the three were pleased to tell him what they wanted for Christmas, the other one was not having it, at all!  (See pictures below)  Overall it was a success though and Santa now knows what they are asking for this year.  Tis the Season!

Neck n Nog Ugly Sweater Party

For the past 10+ years I have been hosting a Christmas ugly sweater party that I like to call Neck N Nog.  I have hosted them with past roommates, friends, and family over all these years.  The party has always taken place in one way or another.  But, this year, we finally brought the tradition back to life here in WA and had a big fun party!
We had yummy food, desserts, egg nog, hot cider and a fun hot cocoa bar! We had the holiday music playing with a fun photo booth area with props and all.  It was a great night to celebrate this time of year in a fun and laid back environment.  Tis the Season!

Seattle Half Marathon

A couple months ago my buddy from Portland signed up for the Seattle Half Marathon and he talked me into running it with him.  So I signed up and actually started to run more and train.  I have run plenty of half marathons before, but it was been several years so I had to increase my weekly mileage. I started running more for the past 2 months and was able to run and finish the race!

It was cold, but the course was amazing!  Running through downtown Seattle with tons of spectators, then on the freeway, to Mercer Island, along Lake Washington, through the woods and then back downtown.  It was a great course.  I finished at 1 hour 48 minutes.