Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Christmas Eve ~ December 24 is here....


  Hello All  ~  I am back with Christmas Eve Day coverage, and here is how it all played out.... Oh, and tons of pictures!

 My Sister and I were both up early today and we pretty much stuck around the house through the morning, and then we decided to take Halo the little dog that lives at my house for a walk...



 We came back to the house with the happy little dog, and then I went with my friend Brad to pick up his truck ~ 10-4 Good Buddy!!


 We then opened a couple of gifts, and watched my friends that stay at my house do the big present exchange thing since they couldn't all be together on Christmas.


Jocee and Ziggy looking at gifts...


Ty, Ziggy, and the Cookie Monster...

After all of the excitement that presents bring, we decided to go do a little bit of  local sightseeing and work our way towards the nights entertainment.... First I had to stop and buy a truck from a friend ~ I needed to get a truck, and was able to help them out too.


New truck ~ It has been sitting for a couple years, but it will clean up nice.

Gayle got to see lots of places that she hadn't seen in years....

Oregon State Capitol Building
Grandpa Goldie ~ Long story... But he does look a lot like my Grandfather did as a young man.
The fountain at Willamette University 

Me looking scary in front of the fountain.
Out in front of Normandy Guitars ~ It is nice to see an old friend doing so well!

My Grandfathers farmhouse from when we were kids ~ Good memories.

Outside the Evergreen Aviation Museum.





Lots of cool stuff to see out here!


There's the Spruce Goose hiding behind that glass!!
Now that is what I call a Water Park!!
Awesome!!

 Off we go down the road to our next stop....

Glacial Erratic Rock....  Duh!
Some Geese that were talking to us on the way up to the Rock.
Mt. Hood view from the path.
The farm house where the Geese reside.
Hey ~ There's that Erratic Rock!
Myself on top of the Rock.
Two great shots of my wonderful Sister Gayle on top of the Rock....

So our sightseeing ultimately took us towards Spirit Mountain Casino where we played some machines , and my Sister  unsuccessfully tried to teach me how to play Roulette.... Finally found a machine that paid out $400!! If I remember right it was that one machine called ATM ~ That one seems to always pay out!! After tons of second hand smoke and a lot more broke (a rhyme) it was off to home for some sleep.

Wow!! The longest blog so far ~ Well, the most pictures anyway. For some reason this one has been problem after problem trying to get set up and posted. Time to end this day ~ Santa is due in tonight.
Have a Great Holiday with your family and friends everyone, and thanks for following on my adventures ~ Leo





2 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, Leo, You and your Sister are just so dang adorable... Looks like you two had a great day, and I love how your always wanting to help others. The truck will be great!!! What a great blog to read today,and Loved all the photo's, even if you are a bit behind, but thanks for sharing.. BTW Gotta love those ATM's, LOL!!! they surely are always a win, if there is something in there to grab.HAHAHA!!! Happy to see you have had a great time with your sister and your friends.. Take care and as you always know, your always in my prayers and thoughts... Miss Jodi

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  2. very cool semi!! thanks for the journey through your day!
    Brad

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