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Believe it or not, this was my first 3D movie experience! Surprisingly, I really liked this movie.  We really had no idea what it was about, but K had read a bunch of the reviews and had a few people tell him personally it was worth seeing and worth seeing in 3D.  This will probably come out wrong, but for me it was The Last Samuri  meets Lord of the Rings...  I'm no movie critic, so that is just my own attempt to make it relatable. 

First White Christmas!!!

K and I had a great Christmas Day and though it wasn't actively snowing, we had gotten about eight inches the two days before and definitely had a white Christmas! We had received and/or moved out with Christmas packages from our family, as well as our own gifts to one another and ended up with quite a spread. Our Holiday feast started with mimosas in our Chrystal flutes (or "the instruments" as K prefers to call them) and continued with a Southern Chicken Bake, Peas (from dad's garden, which made the move with us, as well as other homegrown treats), wilted spinach salad, crescent rolls, and topped off with a Razzleberry Marie Calendar's pie! We talked to family and friends throughout the day, staying in our PJs and watching movies all day.

Hope everyone had as Happy a Christmas Day as we did!

Dogs

Here are our girls!  They are finally getting comfortable with one another and have found their perspective spots in the house, for the most part! 

Kaitlin (the red one) is a maniac and difficult to get a good picture, but she's endearing and quickly grows on you. 

Dixie (the big one) seems to just love the snow and is figuring out the two little ones   I am, of course, trying to be sensitive to her feelings given that she's so used to it just being us two.  I am not doing a good job of getting her out for her walks but am vowing to do better. 

Paige (the black and tan one) is our old girl (6 years) and she's the most laid back dog I have ever been around.  So so sweet and affectionate.  I, the evil step-mother, came in and moved her bed, a pompizon (?) chair, to the back bedroom...  I don't think she was too phased but I still feel bad!   She's taken over a particular corner on one of the couches though and seems to have forgiven me because she will lay in my lap for hours on end if I let her. 

They had a bid Christmas and have successfully destroyed all their new toys.  K and I took them all for a walk yesterday, for the first time, to the nearby walking trail.  It was beautifully snow-covered, and a bright, clear day... of course I forgot the camera.  Paige and Dix did great off the leash, which allowed us to make Kaitlin's leash triple long... I can't explain how crazy she is trying to walk her.  Long story short, she inadvertently got loose and K had to chase her into the neighborhood next to the trail and probably for about two blocks, at least.  He said she'd turn and look at him and then take off again.  Finally, she paused at a door where there was apparently a dog inside and he was able to get her.  Needless to say Kaitlin has a lot to learn and  won't get to go on any walks with Paige, Dix and I anytime soon!  

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Saturday we drove North of Boulder, to Nederland, which was a winding
trip through the flatirons (that's what they call the mountains in
that area).  Just beyond Nederland, was Eldora where there is skiing
but we didn't go that far North.  Drove back down and spent the
afternoon on Pearl Street in Boulder... which was a strip that
reminded me somewhat of Jackson Square in Nola.  Lots of cool shops
and resturaunts, as well as street vendors and/or characters too!

Nederland was a really cool mountain town where some members of String
Cheese live and they apparently have awesome music all the time, as
well as neat little craft shops and bars.  We hope to go back and stay
at least a night there some time.