Westmoreland Asays

Megan married Jared today (12/30/2008). I'm writing this six months late, so I don't remember anything. Watch the video and enjoy.

The video is when my nieces and nephew from Corvallis came over on Christmas eve to open presents. Christmas was fun. We stayed at our house then traveled north to the snowy regions of Sherwood on Christmas afternoon. We got stuck trying to climb the Booren's driveway, but fortunately we had some help towing us up the hill and safely into a nicely dug-out spot to park.

The middle-to-end of December was crappy weather.That's all I remember. Watch the video and call it good.

After work on Friday, I joined Finishshots.com on a photo-shooting journey to the other side of the mountains and the Columbia River. Most of our journey there transpired in the dark, but fortunately our lone setback was having to put on chains on the 2WD SUV while going through what is essentially a mountain pass in the Columbia Gorge. Since I felt none of the stress of driving through treacherous conditions, I was able to gaze at the trees that the snow had frosted like Christmas cookies. It took about 5.75 hours to get there, which felt like a long time, but which made sleep at the Pasco Motel 6 all that more rewarding. Saturday morning was clear and sunny and about 4 degrees outside. I wore three layers of my best lightweight, heat-retaining clothes, which kept me plenty warm. We were shooting the Cable Bridge Race, a road run that starts on the Kennewick side of the Columbia River, crossess the Cable Bridge to the Pasco side of the Columbia, and finishes at a huge warehouse at th...

Meg's appointment is confirmed for mid-afternoon today, so check back here around 3:30/4:00 p.m. for the unveiling of the sex of our new baby. Shock and impress your friends and family by telling them that you heard it first from Michael (not Meg). Breaking Update : It's a . . . . . . . . 'nother boy. Surprise!