My wife took this awesome photo as we were driving over 8th street in Bellevue after leaving the Bravern. Sunny is quitting her job and taking a job at the National Geographic next week. We are off to the other side of the world! Just kidding, but it is a cool photo of Bing! Before I posted this article I had to Google the spelling of Bravern.

Sunny and I browsed the Bravern Shopping Center in Bellevue. We loved the massive fireplace at the center of the shopping center. Perfect on a cold day!

Driving home on Christmas Eve Sunny and I drove around our neighborhood where we found this incredible display of lights. We had to pull over to experience the full effect of this display. Really cool!

Sunny and I joined Mom, Idamae, Khai, and Brian to Bellevue for the Snowflake Lane display. We met at Red Robin for dinner before joining the crowds of people lining the street outside Macys in the Bellevue Square. Dozens of drummers form a drum line alongside dancers and performers. The music was nutcracker-themed and was very good. Snow machines showered us in snow. We had a great time, but it was cold!

We had a great evening tonight. Sunny’s work party was Kaspers in Lower Queen Anne. The venue was small, but intimate. The food was great! There were dozens of small food stands that served unique entrées in cocktail glasses. I really enjoyed the evening, it is fun to dress up and go out.

Dad and Alex are leaving to Tennessee to visit Mark tomorrow, so we ate an early Christmas dinner. We ate dinner at Brian’s condo. Dinner was outstanding!

The Financial Control department gave me this great Superman for completing a project for them. I’m going to have fun flying around the office! Their wonderful gift is one of the reasons I love this job.

G-Star Burger is a new restaurant that just opened near to where I work. G-Star is a cheaper take on the build-your-own-burger trend that is becoming more popular around Seattle. I designed a simple burger, the burger was good and the service was great.

Two photos of downtown Seattle seen from the skybridge that connects Nordstrom to Pacific Place. Sunny and I spent the evening Christmas shopping. The city center is lit up nicely.

We ate a family dinner at my parent’s house for Christmas. I love spending time with our family, we always have a great time together. Keeping with our traditions, we sang silent night to candlelight.