Rodney the Reindeer, Christmas books I read to the kids when they were small, and our white and red Danish Christmas tree, reminded me of great past Christmas memories with my little family. Once again,I had a great holiday season with my family: Christmas in Grand Junction with one of our daughters and her husband, along with our son who drove to be with us; New Years in Oregon with our other daughter and her husband and our granddaughters, the 1st time I met and held our newest granddaughter. And like her sister, she's wonderful: calm, sweet, beautiful and good. I dearly love these little girls.
Enterman's Toffee in Grand Junction became a new favorite place to hang out. Pittock Mansion in Portland, their "Christmas Around the World", likewise became a new favorite place. And while I've long loved New York City at Christmas time, I've another place I hold dear: Salt Lake City at Christmas is amazingly beautiful. I had seen opera singer Nathan Gunn perform in Vail with NY's Philharmonic Symphony 2 summers ago, but seeing him again, along with actress Jane Seymour, as they presented a fabulous Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, equaled or surpassed anything I've seen in New York. Too, "The Nutcracker" at Ballet West was pleasant: while it did not compare to Chicago/Joffrey's interpretation of it, nor San Francisco's 1908 interpretation, still, the costumes were amazing and we liked the smaller, more intimate theater. We stayed downtown so walked everywhere with ease. The Museum of Art was a block away, I always enjoy a fine art museum and galleries. The University of Utah hosted a fun Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson (cello) concert that we enjoyed as well. We enjoyed great food at two of my favorite eateries: The Beehive House and the little Nauvoo Cafe. No one does food like Utah!
And so, with calendars nearby and goals established, I'm chippin' away, day-by-day, enjoying some amazing coral winter sunsets along the way.
Be Well. Do Good
