{"id":1925,"date":"2010-12-04T20:21:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-04T20:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2010-12-04T20:21:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T20:21:40","slug":"oh-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/oh-december\/","title":{"rendered":"oh December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are only 4 days into December, a month where I rarely see daylight, and I am already looking forward to January. Not that I dislike my job, but I am <em>really <\/em>looking forward to less stressful work days {ie: less yelling and fewer Christmas cards} and more time at home. One thing that is going to be great is that in my \u2018down time\u2019 this month I have fun things to do! Snow to play in, skiing to do, photos to take and photos to have taken, plays to see, kitties to love, presents to make, presents to wrap and beer to bottle. Yahoo 2010!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last night marked a {lovely} snow storm that caused my 20 minute commute home to be 60 minutes including 40 of those coasting at less than 10mph. That sort of snow storm leads to one thing \u2013 fun fun photos! {Surprised by that answer, aren\u2019t ya?}<\/p>\n<p>Mur and I got up nice and early this morning, made coffee, dressed for a blizzard, packed up the camera and took off for Lake Harriet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4708copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4708 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4708copy_thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"IMG_4708 copy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was excellent! The sun was peeking out. The wind was crisp. And I was able to get some {seriously needed!!} exercise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4696copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4696 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4696copy_thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"IMG_4696 copy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026 oh yeah, and got some more \u2018epic\u2019 shots of the Mur-ster. He is really a good sport about the whole thing \u2013 especially if he has already had a cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4733copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4733 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4733copy_thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"IMG_4733 copy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4736copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4736 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4736copy_thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"IMG_4736 copy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026 and what\u2019s a nice day without a keepsake. We now have images for our newest album, soon to be released. Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4718copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4718 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4718copy_thumb.jpg?resize=599%2C400\" alt=\"IMG_4718 copy\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4721copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_4721 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_4721copy_thumb.jpg?resize=267%2C400\" alt=\"IMG_4721 copy\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy December!! And if I can stay awake, have an energy left and can think straight I will make sure to keep posting through the month of December \u2026. No promises though<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are only 4 days into December, a month where I rarely see daylight, and I am already looking forward to January. Not that I dislike my job, but I am really looking forward to less stressful work days {ie: less yelling and fewer Christmas cards} and more time at home. 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