2007 in Review

2007 was an eventful year and we have a lot to be thankful for!

To begin with, we were able to take a few trips, first going in the Spring on a short Seely family vacation to Lake Shuswap in British Columbia, where we enjoyed relaxing in a big house and taking in the scenery. Then, we went back to Canada in May for our first wedding anniversary. The weekend was split between Victoria and Vancouver and, despite Scott coming down with a bad cold on the second day, it was fun. We wandered the inner harbor of Victoria, toured Butchart Gardens, and had a great Thai dinner in Vancouver. In July, we went on a Moll family vacation to Crow Butte, a campground on the Columbia River, south of Prosser. This was a fun time too, sleeping in a tent, catching up with family, and spending most of our days playing games and swimming in the river. Our last trip was the annual Leavenworth weekend with Scott’s family in October. It lived up to our anticipation again, with the beautiful mountain views, family times, and great German food! Jen even got Scott to join her for the Chicken Dance to polka music in the town hall.

Other miscellaneous events this year include Scott coming down with mono in September. He doesn’t recommend it, but fortunately it didn’t last as long as it could have, plus Jen dodged it. We also worked on a handful of house and yard projects, our favorite being the creation of an Asian-style sideyard off of our kitchen, complete with a trellis with bamboo screens, a bistro table and chairs, and big clay pots brimming with golden bamboo. It was fun to BBQ and eat dinner out there on summer evenings. Check out the before and after pictures.
We also ran a couple races. The first was a 12K in June, the Sound to Narrows, where Jen surprised Scott by running a pace that was a minute faster per mile than she’d been able to do in her training. The second race was a 5K, the Third Annual Seely-Ogden Invitational Run in Leavenworth.