rite of passage

we must officially be seattlites. today eric and I bought a coffee maker. choosing the machine was daunting enough -- then selecting beans at the supermarket and figuring out how to use the grinder must have been humorous to watch. But we got through it, and now we're enjoying our first cups and a crackling fire while it snows outside (ok, ok, there were just a few flakes earlier this evening....it's dry out now).