North by Northwest

So after three long weeks at home with family and friends we hit the road and headed back Northwest. It was great to be home and see everyone but we were ready to get our lives back in order and get back to work singin' and a-paintin'.

After stopping in Denver to visit Chris's cousins we stopped off in Aspen and hung out with our friends there. We didn't get a chance to ski but we went to lots of wonderfully inspirational galleries. I was most impressed with Alexis Rockman's work.

Next it was Utah. We stopped off in Salt Lake City to check out the Mormon center of the world. It was interesting. I've never been to a city like that. I don't think any mormon's will be reading my blog so I will say, it was pretty eerie. The billboards driving into town were 50% Bridal/marriage based, and 50% advertising employment with the Mormon church. They had huge, I mean huge buildings surrounding the Temple that included a Mormon conference center, business center, and bank. Enough, it was weird.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Sunset on Kanapolis Lake Christmas evening. One of one hundred photos taken by Chris of this beautiful sight. After stuffing ourselves and playing a killer game of Apples to Apples we hit the road for the Glover Christmas celebration.
If it can't snow on Christmas a beautiful sunset is a perfect substitute.


Christmas with the Glover family was beautifully hectic, we had great food and conversation. Stella opened every present left unattended and was overjoyed with everyone.



Chris's little cousin Jack in his PJs, he is the most gentle mellow kiddo I know.


There were lots of pictures of this little one but this one is pretty nice, ol' Spaghetti Face Alvarez.


Chris and I wearing Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Fritz's old ski suits, pretty stylin'. We had the most wonderful day of sledding in Newton the day that I arrived home. It snowed the entire train ride from KC to Newton.

If I don't post Christmas pictures until the end of February it kind of makes the Christmas spirit last longer, right?

Washington DC

Hello all,
Brad will be so disappointed in me. I remember when I went to Europe a few years ago he said that I should post photos on a blog as I go. That was my plan for this trip and I have failed you. I am already nearly to my final destination and haven't posted anything since November! EEEK!!! Unfortunately I will not be posting any photos until I either get home or get to Katie and Sandy's house in Vermont, in about 5 days. Ruthie and I have had a great time thus far. She went on ahead of me to NYC so that I could hang out a bit more with my long-lost friend Jen here in DC. Yesterday I went to the Hirshhorn Museum ( a Smithsonian branch) and saw many inspirational/odd pieces of modern art. I also had the opportunity to visit the Renwick Museum, there are some crafty folks in this country we call home...Wendell Castle for example, check out his "Ghost Clock" it's amazingly deceptive. It looks like a grandfather clock with a white shroud over it, in reality it is all carved from one solid chunk of mahogany. Phenomenal!
I will put up pictures from California to Vermont soon.