Christmas on the Bayou

I went home for the holidays and ate until I was cross-eyed.  There's never enough time in the day so I wasn't able to make it to Baton Rouge to see friends and family but I hope to make it there next time around.  But before I went back down south I did a few things around Seattle over the holidays.  Including picking up my lovely Christmas time wine from my wine club.  YUM.

Tasting at DeLille 

Enjoying the enclosed patio

It was a yucky day out.

 After that I went to the Pacific Northwest Ballet's showing of The Nutcracker.  It was great and a little different from the version that I'm used to.  Also, the Seafair Pirates were there collecting for children's charities and adding to the general festivities.

Yaaarrrrrrr 

The opening screen for the Nutcracker

After all of this I headed down south for the week of Christmas.  I was hoping to spend a lot of time sitting outside and soaking up some sun.  However, the Seattle weather seemed to follow me south.  Oh well.

Strange things were afoot in the Seattle airport 

Margaritas and cookies at DFW!

Christmas tree w/o any cats in it!

Southern Pecan...a good way of knowing I'm back home.

Ari looking festive

Looking down the Bayou 

Lovely Seattle weather in south Louisiana

Christmas Eve wine.  It was accompanied by Beef Burgundy

Birthday cake!

Christmas dinner...Turkey, mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes w/ blue cheese and pecans, gravy, and dressing

homemade cranberries...

broccoli rice and cheese casserole and mac n cheese

Christmas decor

Festive kitty

Heading north!  Back in DFW for round two.