Hogmanay

Family photos get more fun every year!

See? Props for adults this time!

See? Props for adults this time!

Happy 14th Anniversary, to us! Dave's face is priceless.

Happy 14th Anniversary, to us! Dave’s face is priceless.

And because I like to keep up on customs and traditions…I checked out Scottish Hogmanay traditions on Wikipedia. That infallible source of the people.  The entry had me at chicken wire and flammable materials. Dave and I went for a bike ride down to a brewery on the island (this is a sort of broken tradition dating back to before kids, when we had time to go on a 30 mile bike ride then stop for a sampler). Now that it’s relatively safe to bike here (Hawaii – not so much), I decided to reinstate the tradition for our anniversary. Needless to say, I was pretty buzzed biking back uphill after a few samplers! We took it slow and got home in time for me to undertake this adventure. See bottom of post for the video.

On our way to the brewery

On our way to the brewery

bar top selfie. Hubby a little shy about selfies in a brewery. Can't imagine why.

bar top selfie. Hubby a little shy about selfies in a brewery. Can’t imagine why.

I wrote this in the bathroom. He never saw it! (Obvious reason...men face a different direction than women when using the privy.)

I wrote this in the bathroom. He never saw it! (Obvious reason…men face a different direction than women when using the privy.)

3 Comments

  1. Gramma 1 January, 2016

    Love it!! And yes, family picture time was fantastic!! So was the whole month!

  2. Rebecca 2 January, 2016

    You all still look great! It is good to see that everyone is doing well. I hope that you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New year.

    Love Peace and Smiles,

  3. Molly 4 January, 2016

    Dude, that’s so cool!!! Love all the pics of course! Happy Anniversary!! 16 years for us on Friday. We are super stoked about our anniversary trip to Harry Potter (Universal Studios FL) for the 2nd year in a row. We got used to this tradition before the plane even landed last year! HAHA!! That fire spinning action looks fun! Was it a bit tricky to stop?? Did you just spin it into a fire pit??

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