Fracation, November 25 - Xmas Tree ... There are Malls Everywhere

Here Glenn conquers a poor defenseless noble fir at Windy Hill Tree Farm. Tonight it will stand in his living room adorned with lights. Fracation (Friday) was a rainy drippy raw November day. I slept in too. I didn’t get up until 730am. This is the type of weather that everyone fears they’ll be stuck in when moving/visiting this area. I had to suck it up and run in the wet stuff. Like I’ve stated before though, it’s really not that bad. Besides, the rain has a far greater impact on my mood than it does on my running. After my late run ( I didn’t get out till 9am today) we made another hearty breakfast. We didn’t have a plan heading into the day but our options were many. We opted to head to the country to cut a fresh Xmas tree. The place we visited two years ago ended up being shut down so we had to find another. We found another place, Windy Hill Tree Farm, within just a few miles of the old place. It was very organized and kinda fun despite the rainy wet weather. We got back around 1pm. I spent my time packing while Glenn prepped his tree for the house. Packing didn’t take as long as I though it might. It took only about 45 minutes. After a shower Glenn and I headed out to one of the local malls to take in the Xmas shopping crowds. I wanted to find a souvenir for Mindy. I found what I sought! The rain continued through the afternoon and early evening. I hope the rain subsides for my Saturday morning run only because I don’t want to have rain soaked clothes in my luggage tomorrow. My plane leaves around 6am so that means I’ll be up and running at about 2-230am. Now that’s early!! I don’t think that I’ll be drinking any beer tonight. Glenn and I were planning to attend the Vancouver tree lighting ceremony but Glenn got a call from work and had to rush in to address some sort of issue. I guess when you’re in the daily/weekly publication business you have to respond quickly or it could be too late. Just as well, it’s still raining fairly steadily. Incidentally, we’ve watched the tree lighting ceremony the two years prior and each time the weather has been an issue. Two years ago it rained heavily, last year we were socked in with dense fog and chilly temps.