BillUnger.Com » Christmas 2004 http://billunger.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Christmas in Traverse City http://billunger.com/2004/12/28/christmas-in-traverse-city/ http://billunger.com/2004/12/28/christmas-in-traverse-city/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:43:26 +0000 Bill Unger http://billunger.com/?p=28 Merry belated Christmas!

The wrapping paper is cleaned up, the bows are put away, but the tree still remains! Not sure when that is coming down, but it’s too pretty to take down just yet. Besides, I am not really looking forward to that explosion of pine needles that we call “removing the decorations?!”

Jess and I had a very relaxing Christmas holiday, getting in time with her Uncle/Aunt and their family, her Grandma and cousins, my Uncle/Aunt and their family, and her parents. We spent most of Christmas day at her parents house and it was quite relaxing! Except for the first part, which is when we take the annual “everyone-sit-in-front-of-the-tree-and-pose” picture, which is always quite an event. Most of the pictures are of that production, which was quite the entertainment the first Christmas I spent with them. Now I get sucked into it with the rest and hope I come out smiling!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe holiday!


IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

Image 1: Roger, Kay, Jess, and myself fully posed and smiling!

Image 2: Something serious going on between Kay and Jess

Image 3: Kay and her lovely candles

Image 4: Contemplating Roger

Image 5: The beautiful tree – Kay’s pride and joy

Image 6: Roger, Kay, and Jess – can’t quite get it

Image 7: Roger, Kay, and Jess – still not there

Image 8: Roger, Kay, and Jess – nope, not yet

Image 9: Roger and Jess – Kay is checking out the shot behind the camera

Image 10: Roger, Kay, Jess, and Bill – I almost didn’t make it into this one as the timer went a bit faster than I remembered

Image 11: Roger, Kay, and Jess – just about there

]]> http://billunger.com/2004/12/28/christmas-in-traverse-city/feed/ 0 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow… http://billunger.com/2004/12/23/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow/ http://billunger.com/2004/12/23/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:27:04 +0000 Bill Unger http://billunger.com/?p=27 I’m…. dreaming… of a… white… Christmas… errr… uhhhh… okay, so maybe dreaming isn’t quite the right word. Let’s see… what might be more appropriate… how ’bout this: I’m…. up to… my elbows in white… this Christmas… Yeah, that’s definately more representative of northern Michigan this year!

Basically, it has been snowing for the better part of 2 weeks. A lot of it is lake effect snow, but snow is snow is snow. I would guess that we have about a foot on the ground now (which should make for a nice landing pads for Santa’s sleigh) and I think more is on the way!


IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

Image 1: Looking out on our deck

Image 2: Do you think the yellow is too pale a color against the white? :-)

Image 3: Looking down the sidewalk from our driveway (it was snowing kinda hard when I took these)

]]> http://billunger.com/2004/12/23/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow/feed/ 0 It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas http://billunger.com/2004/12/06/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/ http://billunger.com/2004/12/06/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:40:19 +0000 Bill Unger http://billunger.com/?p=25 It was a very Christmas weekend around our house and also in Wabash. Jess and I picked out our tree at Komrska’s tree farm on Saturday and decorated it on Sunday. Meanwhile, my sisters and their families picked out their trees at a tree farm just north of Wabash (Indiana) and decorated theirs as well! And to top it all off, it snowed here last night and is really beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

Image 1: Our tree

Image 2: Another shot of our tree with its reflection in the mirror

Image 3: I have had this little tree since I was a freshman in college and have put it up every year!

Image 4: Brandon and the kids with the trees

Image 5: The whole lot of ‘em – trees, kids, and all!

Image 6: My sister Steph and her kids. Now that’s a pose!

Image 7: Elise with some cutie curls

Image 8: Steph & Isaac hanging ornaments

Image 9: Brian helps Isaac put up the angel

Image 10: The Gottschalk Family tree

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