Celebrating the Holidays: Part 2—Seattle

Back in Seattle, we celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary in culinary style at Canlis restaurant. We hung out, relaxed and recharged.

We were itching for some snow so we took Paisley to a snow park in Snowqualmie. The slopes aren’t open yet due to lack of snow fall, but we were able to find enough for a short hike. Paisley loved smelling the snow! She had a blast bouncing around and exploring.

Bobby and Paisley climbed to the top of this steep little hill for a picture.

I love the spontaneity that comes from being on a break from work. We decided on a whim one afternoon to drive to Woodinville, which boasts 90 wineries and a handful of distilleries. We stopped for tastings at Columbia Winery,Woodinville Whiskey Co. and Chateau Ste. Michelle where we took a free tour which ended with complementary tastings. Yum!

The grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle are beautiful. We even saw a peacock couple roaming around. This is me and a wine barrel. I’ll take 2 please.

This year we decided stay home on New Year’s Eve. We cuddled on the couch with the doggies, watched movies and grazed on cheese and wine. At midnight, we made our way to the roof (along with about 200 other people) to view the fireworks. Apparently, the firework display in Seattle is one of the best, but a heavy fog rolled in at the last minute and no one could see any of it. Maybe next year!

The very foggy view of the Space Needle fireworks from the rooftop deck of our apartment building at the Stackhouse. Happy 2014!