My First White Christmas
Posted by Stuart at 09:07 PM on December 25, 2007
Looking out my window today I see a much different view than usual. What's up with all this white stuff that is falling from the sky? And why do I have to wear all these clothes when I leave the house? After five years in tropical Thailand, I think it's safe to say that my blood has thinned and I better hurry back before I freeze to death.
We had a lovely Christmas here in Denver. It was my niece's first Christmas, so most of our time has been spent watching her crawl around the house making strange noises and putting everything within reach into her mouth. Other traditional Christmas activities that we participated in was an emergency run to the grocery store in the snow (pictured here), eating as much food as possible, and of course opening presents this morning.
My brother-in-law measured the white stuff outside the house and he said it was 8 inches deep. Even though I was complaining about it earlier, it's actually good news because I wanted to do some skiing on this visit. My parents brought my 10-year old skis with them to Denver, and my Christmas gift pile was mostly much-needed ski apparel. Hopefully I will be able to hit the slopes sometime in the next couple of days.
Oh, and although I haven't written about it yet, last week, my dad and I had a great trip to Peru. We spent 2 days in Lima, then 4 days up in the mountains based in Cusco. While there, we had one day-trip to see Macchu Picchu, and one day-trip to see other Incan sites, like Ollantaytambo (pictured here). It was a truly amazing experience. I'll try to write up some more details and post some pictures soon.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Frankly, I'm just impressed you still had any winter clothes. Would I have enough layers to survive that type of weather? Maybe not...
Have a safe trip back. There's increasing talk of a group bicycle outing so let me know when your're going to be back.
I want snow, eggnog and a white xmas too! In fact, I was so close to going to Beijing earlier this month, but the sub-zero temp readings put me off lol.
Happy Xmas, Stuart!
Merry Christmas, Stuart! Don't they have skiing in Thailand, like Phuket or somewhere? Hehehe.
Oh man Stuart,
I'm so jealous. Peru is one of the first places I would go outside of Asia--that and the Yucatan peninsula. I imagine it must have been truly amazing to visit the ruins... And back in Denver in the snow. Just reading your blog makes me homesick. I haven't been back to Colorado in nearly five years, and I do miss the rocky mountain weather at times.
Cheers!
Merry Christmas to you, too, Stuart Grant.................and to Beth, Craig and Ava Marie, and to Stuart (Dandy) and Helen Ruth!!!! Love, Sharum