Let It Snow, Let It Glow, Let It Show...

Wife and I arrived at Seattle on Dec 23rd to spend quality family time with Aunt G, Uncle F, and family. Our schedule is as packed as Jeffrey's - all holidays for the rest of 2008.

Many's wishes came true as the white powder started to fall on Christmas's Eve and covered everything below the sky, created a picture-perfect snowy forest scene of willows by Jenn and Steve's living room windows. Highways were cleared of snow, yet side streets were as white as marshmallows. It's like a boat ride as we rowed the car around the unplowed neighborhood roads. Snow continued to fall on Christmas day and kept us in the Emerald City for days to follow. Let it snow.

Whether it is the bluffing miss little blind going All-in with 2 chips and expecting others to fold, or getting an extra 50% (left boot) when you buy both the right- and the left-foot boot, or eating a 3-fan hand when the minimum winning fan is four, or throwing a kill-all 4-4-4 dice combo, or humming the tune of Papa Don't Preach 5 times and still nobody seemed to know, or watching free on-demand Christmas movie show, or opening presents the Christmas tree below, or dreaming on the soft feather pillow - let laughter and smile glow.

1 bottle of Merlot, 2 steamed fish, 3 shots Grande Americano in a tall cup, 4 pieces of ham, 5 pieces of prime ribs, 6 broccoli, 7 meat balls, 8 spring rolls, 9 french toasts, 10 sweet dumplings, 11 turkey burgers, 12 baskets of dim sums. Let the bloating stomach show.

Turtle doves, broken gloves,
Mistletoe, stories told,
Biu Jei Fu, memory full,
Futureshop, server stopped,
Tablet PC, Jenn's courtesy,
Portico Spa, Hyatt aha,
Black, White, Pink, and Purple,
Blue, Red, Navy, and Yellow,
Party like no tomorrow.