Sunday, December 4, 2016

Idaho State Society - Holiday Party

On Tuesday, November 29, I had a total blond moment when I forgot about agreeing to go to a Holiday Party with Idaho friend. Thankfully, I was still able to go and we had a great time! This is the second Idaho State Society party - you may have remembered the summer one. This one was held close to the Capitol Hill Club. Monika and I spent the evening chatting - since we don't work together anymore.



It was a perfectly clear and warm night in DC. Love the pictures we got of the Capitol, Supreme Court and Union Station. #DCLIFE






Friday, December 2, 2016

Last Saturday in November

Christmas time in the DC area metro is one of my favorite times. I can't believe this is my 3rd Christmas on the east coast! A tradition that is a must for me is Mount Vernon - cause Aladdin is there! And Mount Vernon is just beautiful.





After Mount Vernon we had dinner at Holy Cow in the Del Ray part of Alexandria (haven't ate there in over a year - so good). After dinner we stopped by the Pentagon Memorial.



Then we drove to the Iwo Jima Memorial and on a clear night it is a fantastic site line into DC.









Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Thankful November

Thankful November or random November or just normal Mere life.
I was bored one evening and messing with the SnapChat filters and found that my subdivision has their own filters!



I got Tuf a griddle for her birthday and we finally used it to make the famous lemon poppy seed pancakes - look how beautiful they are!
I am a planner and got my Christmas cards printed the beginning of November. And they will be mailed out by the time this post will post!

Ah voting, it sure has been an interesting session. I voted. I am not talking about politics or who I voted for but what I do believe is that everyone that can vote should vote - this is our civic duty and for many of use we were not always able to vote. I took this picture stuck in DC traffic - apparently I am getting comfortable driving in traffic ;) I had to wait roughly an hour to vote and apparently that was not a smart decision for me because if I would have voted after work, I could have just walked in. As I made my way into DC there were lines that were blocks long! A voting place was right outside my window at work and the line did not shorten until the lunch time hour. While it stinks to have to wait in line - I was encouraged to see so many people out voting.
My view as I drove into DC. The white house is between the Washington Monument and the lamp post.

Speaking of the White House - I work about 5 blocks from the White House  - so  the week of the election I wandered down there everyday - just to see what was going on. Nothing during the day - all the protests are in the evenings. All I ever saw was a lot of camera crews.



Melissa and I are classy people! Ha! We had gone to dinner on Friday night before Karen came into town and the restaurant took for ever! Melissa had to go up and get our menus. I went up and got us water and then I got up again to ask for a manager. When our food arrived we promptly had to ask for to go containers and our check. While we waited for metro - we ate our dinner. Yes, we took their napkins and silverware - cloth napkins in a metro station - that is fancy! :)

Pup Pup loves being in the basement with me - she is a loner - just like me. I couldn't find her one night and when I did she had buried herself in my way to many pillows bed!
And cause I just couldn't resist the filter on Facebook... :) 

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Thanksgiving 2016

Happy Thanksgiving! We hosted our second annual Thanksgiving with some old faces and some new faces. Tuf started the day by breaking a measuring cup. Let the festivities begin! 
Good bye HR - hello IHOP - I think I have found my new career path! The traditional lemon poppy seed pancakes.
As traditions go - Melissa becoming personal with the small turkey. There were only 6 of us this year and so Tuf bought a small turkey - apparently in her book small is 17 pounds...
The blondes cutting potatoes!
We ate around 6 pm with all the trimmings! Look at that beautiful turkey, courtesy of Tuf and Melissa. 
We had all the traditional trimmings - mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato crunch, green bean casserole, green bean  casserole and rolls. I also made pumpkin pie and a Texas buttermilk pie (new for most of us).




My amazing plate!
Melissa, Sarah and Bailey - enjoying their Thanksgiving meals.
Bailey and Sarah cleaning up after dinner.


Thanksgiving photos:











I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving surrounded by some of your people.