Xmas 25

1. Drink commonly paired with cheese (and a great beverage shared with longtime friends on a trip to Hood River, OR)
5. Acronym for NW Collage Society (and where Andy has been honored to have several pieces displayed in their shows)
6. Number after 7 (and the number of times Dave has had surgery on his knee)
8. Person that provides food. (Sabi is knocking it out of the ballpark with her company, Swine Dining)
10. Sightseers (Jody, John and Andy hit all of Seattle's top highlights this summer during John’s visit)
12. City in AZ and a super fun 'meet up' with collage friends
13. Acronym for US Air Force (that generated a proud graduate in the form of our niece Erin)
15. Demonstration (and yes Andy went to share her belief that democracy is important)
16. The holiday greeting we wish everyone
18. Number before 2 (and the possible number of surgeries to go)
19. Game played on grass with clubs (and what Dave has been able to enjoy this year)

2. Binding vow at a wedding (and what our niece, Jennifer, and her now husband, Phil performed at a lovely wedding in Dan and Pat's back yard)
3. Prestigious DC university (where Erin is getting her master’s before becoming a pilot in the Air Force)
4. Columbus is the capital of this state (and the place we ventured to this fall so all 4 siblings could get together)
5. Famous waterfall between the US and Canada (and the birthplace of a great group of guys that have been friends for years)
7. Ocean going trout (Dave’s other hobby)
9. Companion to mustard (and the clinic that developed the ‘extensor mechanism repair using marlex mesh technique’ that might Dave’s next surgery to reattach Dave's quad tendon. Keep your fingers crossed.
11. Hawaiian word for explorer (and the best dog in the world)
14. Male name popular in the bible (and my brother who came out for a fun visit to Seattle in June)
17. initials for registered nurse (and what Mele is now doing at Overtake Hospital's ER)