Eily Sky

We were pumped when we heard our friends from Cincinnati, Eric and Britt Hauck, were going to be on tour this summer, traveling all the way out here to Seattle! Brooke was bummed he couldn't join them for their tour, but was excited to play with them during one of their shows out here.

Eily Sky in concert. Check them out. They're awesome.
Dude on the hammered dulcimer, Britt, Dustin on bass, Eric on acoustic, Brooke on electric.


It was great to get a little taste of home. We miss these guys. We miss Ohio.


Afterwards we went to Elliott Bay Brewery for some food and brews. It was great to visit and catch up before they took off on the roads.

Ferry Ride to Mom & Dad Trisler

who knew that getting home to your parents would take a two hour car drive, a four hour plane ride, a three hour car ride, and a 30 minute boat ride?! we wondered if we would get over on christmas day to put-in-bay, where brooke's family lives, or have to wait until the 26th. this is one of the first times in the history of miller ferry boat line to run on christmas day. what a wonderful christmas gift!

you could hear the skim of ice cracking and breaking

up as the ferry got closer.

the william market to save the day. punching

through ice and the near freezing water!

one thing that keeps the ferries on lake erie are

frozen docks. when near freezing water hits the

sub-freezing docks, the water freezes quick. here's

a perfect example of one to two inch thick ice.

the ferry broke through the skim-ice for a third of the way.

frozen ferry ride.

can you find the trisler's car?

brooke's mom made our arrival extra special

by picking us up in their 'island' car:' a 1963

international scout that brooke envies!

Christmas at the Kimble's

Our first stop while back in Ohio was in Maumee at Mom & Dad Kimble's house. It was great that everyone was home at once as we invaded every room of their home! We shared plenty of laughter and fun, and Brooke and Maura were finally able to share in the 'Waterbabies' fun (has anyone else heard of this movie?)

we present... the kimbles:

bryan, steve, mom & dad k, andrea, and brooke.

enjoying the massive christmas tree!

mom k and andrea!

andrea and brother bryan

maura and steve.

what could be in this humongous box?!

uh....thanks. a memory card!

ice road truckers!

nothing says 'michigan' like an engineer in

a hard hat!

mom & dad k, andrea, and brooke.

uncle dan , aunt terri, and cousin munchie stopped by for christmas eve dinner!

munchie and andrea.

da 'burg

While back in Ohio, we made sure to make time with some good friends.

Andrea and Jenna were great friends back in High School.  She and Andy got married this past July in Madison, WI, where they live now.  They are a great couple!  We enjoyed catching up with them over coffee.

The P-burg girls all home over the Holidays: (from the left)

Abby, Jenna, Andrea, Colleen, Melissa.

Abby and I are also really good friends.  We have known each other since grade school, and have built up some crazy memories.  She and her husband, Mike, were high school sweethearts (yes!  sometimes those relationships really do last long!) and were married last year.

Funny how most of us are still our goofy old selves...even now that we're all married and 'old.'

We had a great time visiting with old friends in the bars of the suburbs.  

Thanks all! for a great time!  Come out to visit soon!