Haaaaaappy New Year!

Happy new year everyone!

Kelley, Gavan and I had a pretty good New Year's Eve and Day. New Year's Eve was pretty quiet by most people's standards but was very enjoyable. We hung out with Drew and Jo which is always fun. The first part of the evening was spent at the Zoo's Zoo Year's Eve. Basically, it is a lot of lights and neat displays. It was fun but freezing as the temperature was in the minus 20's. We had to move quickly to keep our internal furnace going. Afterwards, we went back to our house, ordered pizza and rung in the new year with good fellowship.

New Year's Day...

On New Year's Day I always like to do something fun, active and a foreshadow of the upcoming year. Kelley, Gavan, Izzy and I went to Barrier Lake to do some skating. I've never seen anyone skating there before but, for at least the last five years, I've been meaning to try it out. The scenery is sweet, of course, and the incessant wind is cold but perfect for clearing the snow. I took my pick axe to test the ice and it was more than adequate at about 1 1/2 ft. deep or more. Kelley took a lot of convincing and a little time to get used to the idea (antagonized by the expansion cracks that admittedly do look ominous) but after a while had a great time. We skated to the end of the lake and then let the wind push us back through a maze of low snow drifts... A great time and a great way to spend the first day of the year.