Birthday Fun

Thank you everyone who helped make my birthday a fun one.  I was able to take the day off, and it was so nice. I could not sleep in, so I got up and lounged around for a while. I got to have a nice visit with my parents, during which Greg brought out my presents (one wrapped in a blanket). Greg was perfect with the gifts. I love my new bread maker. Hooray for no more horrible loaves of bread! Also, I confess to still playing sims from time to time, so he really surprised me with Sims3. My favorite from Greg though was the gift card for a massage. HEAVEN! I also got a super cute watch from Nonnie(my grandma). Later in the day we went to lunch at the Lion House Pantry. That evening we went to Greg's family's for a yummy dinner and delicious apple cake, where I got some nice cards and birthday money from his family. It was so fun to spend a day off with Greg and do fun birthday things!

Snow snow go away, come again another day (in January)

Unfortunately today, I hate to say, we had our first snow. There had been rumors of snow in days past, but Greg and I had yet to see any ourselves. Because of the forcasted snow I've spent the last few mornings peaking out the blinds to see if it really happened. We were lucky up until today. I peaked out, gasped, and quickly dove back into bed. It couldn't be true. It was much worse than expected. There was already at least an inch on the ground and it was STILL snowing! The flakes got even bigger as the morning went on.  It snowed until almost 1 PM. Thankfully it didn't stick to the roads, or the sidewalks. And I'm happy to say that as I sit here and blog tonight there is no more snow on the ground, it has all melted. On a good note it was kind of fun to bundle up in my scarf, beanie, and gloves. And the snow does sort of have a peaceful, stillness about it; as long as it's not a blizzard. I also really wouldn't even mind this weather if it weren't OCTOBER, December would be much more preferable. Our 10 day has a bleak outlook of only 3 days in the 50's, the rest being in the 40's for our highs. So, I'm beginning to doubt this is just a fluke like we were all hoping. This is weird even for Idaho. We are 25 degrees below our average temperatures for this time of year. I'd like to invite Al Gore to stay with us this week, then ask him if he'd like to reconsider his position on global 'warming'. Anyway, so I guess it's going to be a cold one. I have nightmarish images in my head of snow blocking the windows, slipping on the ice, and scraping my car windshield. However it does open up new fashion items, like super cute wool coats. I've really learned that I love scarves, even though I really wish I just didn't need them. So despite being an Arizona girl, I've decided if I can cover everything but my eyes, I can make it through this winter....I guess. ; )