Countdown to Christmas Day 2

So yesterday Paul cut down this tree from our yard and we put it in our living room and decorated it.

It is not anything we would have picked out from a tree farm, but it was free so...yeah. It is SO wide around the bottom and just weird shaped but for free it will do!

Last night some friends and I had dinner at Melrose Grill in Renton. 2 out of the 3 of us had never been before so it was so fun to try something new and it was really good and a cool historical place.

Cheesecake with salted caramel sauce. Yum!

Today we went to church and then watched the Seahawks annihilate the 49ers. I left during the 3rd quarter to run an errand and grocery shop, because I needed to get it done and not wait until the game was over, and since it was obvious they were going to win I didn't care about missing it. I was hoping to wrap a few gifts but had other things to do so maybe tomorrow.

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