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2008 was a slow year for me in terms of music. Not bad in any way, just a bit slower. I settled in on a few albums and didn’t really go outside my box too much. Here are a few of my favorites (I included some links to amazon if you’d like to pick them up):

These first two are my “saturday morning/raining/sad/tired/quiet/mellow” records.

• Sun Kil Moon – April
• Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago

My “time to dance and party” CD:

• Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours

My favorite album to drive to (and not because the first track is titled “Freeway”):

• Aimee Mann – @#%&*! Smilers

My favorite albums for rocking:

• The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
• TV On the Radio – Dear Science
• Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer

And finaly, three local favorites:

• Tapes ‘n Tapes – Walk It Off
• Jeremy Messersmith – The Silver City
• Haley Bonar – Big Star (Billy!)

Did you have any big favorites this year?

Our big Christmas present to one another this year was cross-country ski equipment. We were looking for something we could do with the whole family! Since the family also includes Yeti the wonder dog, we got her set up with some Skijoring equipment at midwest mountaineering.

Yeti is not the most athletic / coordinated dog in the world, but she does love to run and pull, so we figured we’d give it a shot.

First she had to try on the booties, which she was a little unsure of. Ultimately though, she was moving around the house with ease and finding that she had much more traction on the wood floors.

Next, we got out on the skis:

And then finally, some skiing! Yeti did quite well, and I think it will be a fun new sport to do in the winter!