Today Michelle and I checked out what Seattle is probably best known for, the infamous Space Needle. It isn’t quite the experience of the Empire State Building but it was a great view (on an apparently rare sunny Seattle day) and not nearly the wait. And, it is walking distance from our hotel!

I had the weekend off so Michelle and I came up to Flagstaff to get away. It’s been fantastic. We did some Christmas shopping while it snowed today (it wasn’t impressive snow by Flag measures, but when you’re from Mesa). We have been enjoying having nothing to do and being in a much colder environment. Alone time with your wife + partial snow + a good book = RELAXATION. After some shopping and dinner we decided to spend some quality…