The end of trees

Bye bye Birch & Pear trees. We are sad to see you go. We are so lucky however to have power, water, fuel and cars in one piece. This is more than so many have in KY right now. We took Hana for a short walk today to survey the damage in areas around us. You can hear generators humming and lots of yellow and orange tape where wires are down. Hana is still enjoying the snow and is pleased to play frisbee whatever the weather.

Snow, sleet, and ice- oh my!

Hana is the only one who seems to be enjoying herself in this weather. I was good with the snow but when it turned to sleet and then ice- I lost my enthusiasm. G managed to get out and go to Southern California without me this week, but he will repay me when he returns :).

This morning Hana was truly like a kid on Christmas day. We went for our first outing which is usually short so she can have her breakfast but today she could not wait to get back out there. This was real snow- about four inches where she could dig and run into piles- she didn't care that there were icicles forming between her pads and she had to stop to lick them every few feet. When we went back out this afternoon to a sheet of ice covering the snow- it did not stop her but it did slow her down a bit, she liked to hear the crunch as she sank in with each step and it was just more ice for her to eat.

All the schools are closed again for tomorrow so I don't have to worry about work, but I do have tickets to the U of L game and I am hoping I can still go- I will need to get out of the house by then. Keep your fingers and toes crossed that the ice does not snap power lines!!

Happy Birthday to me!

I am the only one who posts here so I am posting one to myself. I have already had a great birthday with lots of wishes from friends and pizza & game night at Cara's. They made me a delicious chocolate cake with peanut butter icing!

This past week has been fun with Hana experiencing her real first snow fall. Sunday night we walked out for her last outing to about 1/2 in. of snow- she immediately started darting back and forth trying to get them in her mouth and chase them with her paws. G has video that we will post as soon as we get to it. She makes dealing with the unbelievable cold a lot more fun.

I also taught my first yoga class on Monday night- OK so only one person showed up but any experience is good experience. I was just subbing for a regular teacher but hopefully they will ask me back. I have been taking yoga classes at the YMCA and though they are nice, it is nothing like the workout I am used to...so I continue to search for a yoga studio here that is similar to my home at Bird Rock Yoga in San Diego. I miss them all so much and I am excited that my fellow teacher trainees are teaching classes- I look forward to taking one from them some day.

Tonight we are going to see the musical "Wicked". I have been wanting to see it forever so I am super excited and can't wait. G already took me out to breakfast and we will probably go get lunch before my parents arrive to celebrate my birthday with me.

We are also wishing Mark safe travels to Colombia and can only imagine how exciting the reunion will be. We are praying for sentencia every day so we can meet Miss Elena. Thinking of the Rath 3!

Happy New Year from the Cardiac Cards!

I try to keep this blog neutral on some topics but since it is my blog let me just say- WHOOHOO!
We had so much fun watching the Cards beat UK yesterday!!!! The best part was being in KY with family and friends instead of G and I in our tiny CA apt. where the neighbors wonder what in the world has gotten into us. Julianne brought her cheerleader spirit and of course Bob made it without a road rage incident. It was great fun but mostly because we won when it counted and that isn't the way it usually goes for the Cardinals. Ahhh sighs of contentment all around. Now if they can just not lose to any more non-ranked opponents, it will be the season it first promised to be.

Even better than that if you can believe it was being able to talk to Jessica in Colombia yesterday- I got to wish her an early Happy Birthday and hear first hand all about the Colombian adventures with Miss Elena- we cannot wait to have them safely back here for us to hug on! Praying for those courts to get a move on it starting Jan. 13!!

Happy New Year everyone! Our year already promises to be filled with lots of travel for G (and maybe some for me too), training to walk the mini-marathon in the spring and continuing to search for a yoga home for me. Wishing everyone health, happiness and peace!

Happy Holidays!!!

We hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday and is looking forward to 2009! Although I have been under the weather for the past week (I blame CO for being too cold), it has been great to spend time with our families.

Christmas morning was cold but the three of us went on a long walk and opened gifts to each other. Then we went to G. Paul's parents to have lunch and open presents with his family. Julianne was very into her books and of course her new reading chair. Then we came home to meet my parents, have dinner and open presents with them. It was a wonderful extended day with lots of food, lots of gifts and lots to be thankful for. Hana was so worn out that she slept most of the second half of the day. We just missed Brett and his family but we were able to see them on Skype today and hear about their gifts.

Today the weather was unseasonably warm (70 degrees) so I put on my flip flops and sat with Hana out on the deck. The sun wasn't out but it was nice to feel a warm breeze for a change- then we met Ginger, Cara, Julianne and Linda for walk. Once again Hana was worn out and has been sleeping all evening! We are trying to gear up for our annual New Years Eve party so I am sure we will have more to blog about then.