The holidays are always a time of year that I truly enjoy, and this year was no different. This is however the very first time that I can say that without a doubt, I experienced a white Christmas. Earlier in December, we got 6 inches of snow around the 15th of December. We got an additional 6 inches on Christmas eve as well as another 3 inches on the 26th of December. Even the locals say that this is not the norm of late.
My Christmas holidays started out with the last time that I would volunteer at Rescue Ranch here in Yreka. When I first started volunteering there, they had a small but dedicated staff. With the holidays and people always hoping to take time off to be with family, I thought I would go and help out for a few hours if they needed it. Also, I always welcome the opportunity to hang out with dogs and try to give them a little bit of love and today was no different. However, with the enhanced staffing levels at the Ranch, it turned out they really didn't need any help from me so I continued with going through the rest of the days plans.
Because we were to have Brunch at Chuck and Terry's, I wasn't sure how things might go between Remi and their dog Poppy. If it were a little warmer and if things had not gone well, I would have just put Remi in the car, but since it was going to be cold and snowy, it was just best to leave her at home. The drive up to Chuck and Terry's was fairly un-eventful, but there was a lot of snow on the pass.
Though Chuck and Terry were the hosts, and provided the majority of the scrumptious food, everyone did bring something to contribute. Terry asked me to bring chips and dips, which I did. We had a simply wonderful time sitting, chatting and enjoying the food together.
As we were enjoying Brunch together, we saw periodically that it was starting to snow. So, shortly after we were done with Brunch, I decided I had better head home. My main concern wasn't so much getting stuck in Ashland. If it were just myself to worry about, I would just simply hunker down somewhere. But, my big concern was Remi being locked in the motorhome overnight if I got stuck and couldn't get home. So, I headed home. And when I got home, I found that it was snowing quite a bit in Yreka at the 2,000 foot level.
On Christmas day, Remi and I opened Christmas gifts and then prepared to head back up to Southern Oregon for Christmas day festivities, this time hosted by Karen and Mike at their place. A quick check of the road conditions and weather forecast indicated that we should be ok, at least for the early part of the day.
On our way up to Karen and Mikes, I made a quick stop at Callahan's to see what it looked like with all the fresh snow. I love this place because it is modern, yet rustic and very romantic.
Karen and Mike were our hosts for Christmas day, and just like the day before, we had another wonderful visit.
Prior to sitting down for Christmas Dinner we opened Christmas gifts, the high point of which was a piece of stained glass that Mike had made for his brother Chuck. It was in the shape of the L.A. Dodgers logo.
After opening gifts we sat down to a wonderful dinner which included my favorite part, dessert, one option of which was Grasshopper pie. Yum!
Looking forward to following your adventures
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