I had a really good Friday. I spent all day with the Tacoma Arts Commission reviewing grant applications. Foundation/Commission philanthropy is a fascinating process, one I have really enjoyed with the Community Foundation and so I was glad to have the opportunity to do it again with TAC (I was on a subcommittee in 2005 doing the same thing).

After that Mary and I hit up the Suite133 holiday party, which has been my favorite holiday party of the year three years running now. I still have a punchcard there–seeing it so decked out makes me remember how much I enjoyed working there.

Now we're wrapping up some last minute items and getting ready for a family trip to Leavenworth. Well, technically, we're all going to Plain, WA, just outside of Leavenworth, to my aunt's house on the Wenatchee River. So very much looking forward to a trip into the mountains!

I'll post pictures of the snow (assuming that there is any).