Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Briscoe Christmas Vacation

Briscoe took advantage of her "Christmas Vacation" by spending a week with Cassius. Cassius wooed our little girl with some long walks on the beach and cuddling on the couch. Briscoe was also the victor of several 'boxing matches' despite the obvious advantage that Cassius may have here. We had a blast watching the drama unfold and trying not to get knocked over in the meantime!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Charleston Christmas

Mike and I stayed home for Christmas this year and had a visit from Mom Varlas and Cassius the dog. We missed seeing our northern family and friends, but enjoyed a relaxing vacation and the southern weather. We picked out our tree 2 days before Christmas and the first 2 places we went to had monster trees for monster prices. In the end, we got a little baby tree (that had some crooked issues) for only $1.35! Dad Solack surprised us with a webcam so we could still have Christmas together via the wonders of technology -- it was crazy to 'see' everyone in my living room! We had some great treasures under the tree. Mike got a camping tent which floored Mom V, but little did she know his plan to have our outdoorsy friends do all work and WE get to enjoy the laughs and games around the campfire! We've got our first trip planned in March... we'll see how good Mike's survivor skills really are!