Thanksgiving

Happy December!  We're overdue for an update on here, but not a whole lot of noteworthy stuff is occurring lately.  Let's see: I've written a paper draft, Charlotte has written a grant, and I'm currently developing a pimple on my face.  

Tell you what: how about we tell you about our nice Thanksgiving instead?  

For our first western Thanksgiving, we were delighted that Charlotte's family was able to come and visit us in Laramie!  As you can see, the weather here in Laramie was beautiful: warm and sunny!

Fortunately, we knew how to solve that: drive to the Snowies!  There, things were, well, snowy.  And freezing.

And almost unfathomably windy!

Fortunately, things were also very beautiful, so it was actually a very nice time, and somewhat surreal to see snowplows whizzing about in a near-blizzard, while it was sunny, 50 degrees, and tranquil back at our apartment 40 minutes away.

Anyway, after exploring the Snowies, our next day together was Thanksgiving.  Anticipating a big dinner, we headed to Vedauwoo for a pre-meal hike and some exploration.

We were again treated to 50 mph wind gusts, but also to picture-perfect blue skies, and a very pleasant time exploring together!

A bit later, as the sun set...

...we prepared for a yummy Thanksgiving meal with everyone at the big old Angstadt table.

After Thanksgiving, we were able to enjoy another 2 days exploring our surroundings.  Charlotte had a wonderful time, and we think her family had a pretty pleasant experience, too!

Best of all?  I got to join in on all the fun!  We hope you had a great Thanksgiving, too, and that all is well wherever this update finds you!