Here’s the pictures from the 2009 December Snow Storm! We were snowed in for 5 days and had 36 hours with no power, heat or water! Up in the mountains we got about 2.5 – 3ft of snow, down in the valley of Asheville they got about 1.5-2ft. We discovered with enough snow our steep driveway makes for a great sleigh ride, until you accidentally veer of course and fly off the side into the ditch (yes of course I did!) With all the snow, ice and shoveling their was not so much as a slip, that is until I was walking down the stairs inside. I managed to fall and bounce on my ass down a few stairs with my spine breaking my fall, just bruised but OWE!
While I was up on the farm in Minnesota I had the opportunity to go see White Lies and Kings of Leon in concert. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been too [besides Tool and Hybrid]! It really feels like KOL and White Lies have both ‘come into their own’ this past year with sounds that could knock any ones socks off. If you have the chance – SEE them in concert. Both their cd’s are amazing, but concert will blow your face off!
White Lies has that clean and classic UK vocal sound with that yummy UK drum and bass that can carry you away and make your body move whether you wish to or not. They could clearly be their own headlining act and rock out an entire arena. The drummer Jack Lawrence Brown is nothing short of inspirational to watch on stage and really feels like the heartbeat of the band.
Kings of Leon are my very favorite band. Not since Nirvana have I felt such joy over hearing a sound. KOL gives me the clean, full and dance musical feeling of Coldplay mixed with the soul, grunge and rock out sound of Nirvana … just dreamy! Kings of Leon had more success overseas before the US caught on, even though they are from Tennessee. The night of the concert their song ‘Use Somebody’ went to the top of the US charts … the first time they have topped charts in the US. When they announced it on stage they seemed both happy and pleasantly amused that it was ‘Use Somebody’.
Babe and I had the privilege to go visit our friends at WNC Weimaraners 2 days afters this beautiful litter was born! There will be many pictures to follow as we visit them throughout the upcoming weeks! Most of the pictures below are a little dark and/or blurry, the mom wasn’t too fond of the camera and she was exhausted so we kept the camera at a distance. Blurry or dark … doesn’t matter, you still get the totally cute idea!
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Moving into an office definetly helps you stay focused on the task at hand. That is until a French wine importer moves in across the hall. We found this treat in our shared office kitchen space with a note to enjoy. Late night at the office is way more fun with a wine tasting intermission, even if I didn’t actually like any of them.
