It's been a while since I've posted...no, I didn't win the lottery and run away...I plan to win THIS week...I've just been busy with Mrs. Claus - my mom. She truly is Mrs. Claus - she has made sure that every Christmas, from my very first one, was special - from the tree to the lights to the presents. Christmas may still be two weeks away but since she carries the Christmas Spirit with her all the time, it felt like Chrstimas morning every day she was here. Mom came to visit last week - for my birthday (there's still time to send cards and presents my way as I'm celebrating this week as well...one day is just not enough!) I fear I ran her ragged...movies, lunches, dinners and I couldn't let her leave Seattle without seeing the Gingerbread Houses!
These are not your run-of-the-mill gingerbread houses...they would not fit on a table...they are HUGE! You can see a man's leg's behind the creation on the left, that should give you some idea of how big these things are! Each one was made by a local Seattle architectect firm and they are fun, imaginative, very creative and I imagine they are all earthquake proof as well!
This was my favorite - it reminded me of the ride at Disneyworld - the Yeti ride - the one my sister tricked me into going on - the ride that still haunts my dreams!
IF you live in Seattle then hurry yourselves down to the Sheraton Hotel so you can see these fabulous houses. It's best not to go on a weekend as the line is long but if you have to stand in line, it will be worth the wait!
After seeing the gingerbread houses, mom and I raced through traffic to get to Bellevue for dinner and then we went outside on "Snowflake Lake" to see the drummers - above are some of the drummers lined up waiting for their que - they are so young and adorable!
We watched all the festivity with the thousands of people lining the sidewalks...drummers drumming and snow (soap) flakes falling...it was, in a word, magical! When we got back to the car my mom was crying and I thought she was hurt or suffering from hypothermia - it was very cold out - but when I asked her what was wrong she said, "It was just so much fun!" And so it was. Merry Christmas mom!
