Dear Friend, Holy moly it's cold here. I know it's probably colder where you live but I might as well be living Antarctica for all I know. A few day

       
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Dear Friend,

Holy moly it's cold here. I know it's probably colder where you live but I might as well be living Antarctica for all I know.

A few days ago, with the snow coming down heavily in our small town, I asked Brett to stop at the train depot in town and do a snow angel. Boo and I were glued to the "Resort Cam" and just about died when we saw him actually do it. I was even able to capture it on video so we could save that moment forever.

He called us right afterwards and asked: Could you see me?

And we answered: Yes! That was so awesome! Thank you!

The snow angel only took him 20 seconds, and we've laughed about it for 2 days now. A lot of people have viewed it. A guy in town told Brett in passing: nice snow angel, show off. That was the icing on the cake.

Me: Do you think anyone we know has a Sasquatch costume? Because we'd like for you to wear it in front of the town square resort cam.

Brett: Seriously?

I am always serious...about matters pertaining to Sasquatch.

The hope of my letter today is that someone will find a Sasquatch costume and live out my dream. Kidding. Ok, not really kidding. Well, kind of kidding. Really, seriously, just say yes to something this next week that you might typically dismiss...or take 20 seconds to make someone laugh. It doesn't have to be a snow angel on Resort Cam.

Love,

Ashley

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"I love Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life…except for where she says “write as if you are dying.” Well, I am dying…we are all dying if you stretch the timeline out long enough. I think I can quote Fight Club here and it’s appropriate: This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time. And that’s not supposed to be depressing, at least I don’t read it that way. I think it’s freedom."

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