We did leave town for a total of about 48 hours. It was my desire to go to the wine country, which is a 4 hour drive each way, and after one day there, Ken felt the need to return home. He said he was worried about the pass, but I have to suspect he wanted to be home the day before the Apple Cup to be sure he was in place at 4 pm this afternoon. So we had a few hours to visit a few wineries in the Columbia/Yakima Valleys and to purchase some Washington wine to take to Baltimore tomorrow.

The snow level on Snoqualmie Pass was considerably lower yesterday than when we drove over on Wednesday, but anything that had been on the road near the summit was gone. You could see a bit of snow along the frontage roads that had been left by a snowplow.

Our flight leaves around nine in the morning with a stop in Detroit. So we will get to Baltimore by dinner time. I plan to do my Christmas shopping for the Baltimore Kirkwoods while there to save mailing packages. Besides, with two teen girls, it is just easier to be there to figure out what will work for gifts.

We have had sunshine and blue skies for the past 3 days, so I guess the threat of rain passed us by for now. It was very frosty when we got up this morning.

Colleen and I have joined Curves. They have a site in the complex where she works at Starbucks, and it is about a 5 minute drive from home. I'll meet her there at 3 today when she gets off work. The workout routine seems pretty easy considering the rewards promised, so we will see.

No results for governor yet, but I think the recount has begun. If the recount comes out as close as the original count, a matter of less than 300 ballots, then I suspect the losing party will be looking at doing something more such as going to court. It is claimed that a candidate who was ahead with the original count, has never lost to the recount.

Only 5 days left to buy your turkey!

Ciao