Snow Days

I'm so glad we finally got a good snow this week!  It never really feels like winter (even though it's almost spring!) until we get a good snow + some snow days!!  Even better when it happens on Christmas :)

Our Snow Days consisted of pretty much just hanging out with no set schedule--which is rare around here!  I sat at the kitchen table for HOURS working on a puzzle that Matt got for Christmas.  We also watched a lot of Destination America, as they were showing lots of Behind the Scenes Disney shows about Disney World and Disney Cruises.  We're already ready to go back!!

On Monday, when the snow started, Matt and I both got home early, so we took Maple out while it was snowing.  We were excited for this snow, because we've been wanting to see Maple's reaction to it!  She loved being able to walk up and down the street with us.

I can't stop laughing at this picture of her mid-shake!

 

We went back out after dark, but I didn't get as many pictures.  

My camera battery died while we were out there!!! I was so upset!

 

On Tuesday, we were both off, so it was a nice day for the three of us :)

 

Every now and then, she gets to run around with no one holding her.

She usually goes straight to the back and doesn't run off, but she loves not being pulled back! haha

 

I LOVE this picture!

 

Once she got over to the door, she kept looking at it like, "hey guys, please let me go in now!!" haha

 

A few nights ago, we went to Petsmart and bought Maple a retractable leash.  Now, she LOVES having so much more freedom to run around, while still be held.

March Snow Day

Of ALL the snow days we have been having, none of them fell on a Monday, which is Matt's day off from work.  When the precipitation started earlier than expected (when Abby and I were leaving the Y, yet still stood talking in the parking lot while it was raining...), I figured there would possibly be a delay for Monday's school schedule, but never did I guess we'd have a Snow Day! I honestly didn't think we'd get as much snow as they were calling for. My first two alarms went off Monday morning, then my phone started ringing and when I saw the called was "HCPS" I knew what that must mean! I was thrilled to finally have a Snow Day on Matt's day off from work! :)

We had already planned on dropping his truck off for its inspection first thing Monday morning, so we didn't change those plans at all.  Then we headed to Martins and Sam's, both of which ended up not being as crowded as I thought they would.  When we went to go pick his truck up, part of the road was closed off, so we couldn't even get through to pick it up!  Good thing I have another snow day today so Matt could use my car to get to work!   When we left Monday morning, it was only sleeting a little bit, but when we finally got home, our house looked like this....

We didn't get home until about 10:30, and neither of us had eaten, so Matt whipped up some sausage gravy and biscuits!

And, I burned one of my favorite candles for probably the last time this season.

Then again, who knows. It could snow next week for all we know...

We have so many movies that we bought from Black Friday sales that we still haven't watched! However, we crossed two of those off the list this weekend! Sunday evening, we watched The Hangover Part III, and yesterday we watched This Means War. Both of which were really good! Now...to find time to watch the rest of those movies...

We also left a bowl outside again to collect some snow to make more snow cream!! We didn't make it last night, but you better believe we have snow in the freezer right now so we can enjoy that treat later ;)

Oh! And I finally changed my blog layout! I decided that I really needed a new/different look, so I started working on the header image a couple weeks ago, and I finally made the change yesterday. What do you think? While the pictures in the header are three of my favorite pictures from our wedding, I decided  not to use our wedding colors as the main colors for my blog....for now, at least! haha

Valentine's Day Eve Snow Day!

Well, what do ya know, another short work week for me. I only worked Monday through Wednesday of this week because we had which is probably, maybe, hopefully our last snow of winter. I say hopefully because I don't want to miss so many days of school that they take away Spring Break!  However, I have gotten a lot done, which I do every time we have an unexpected day off, and I enjoyed a little more time with Matt! Yesterday, he didn't have to be at work until 8:00, so we both got to sleep in...him way more than I usually do! I'm sure he loved that!

Yesterday evening, after it had started snowing again, Matt was outside for a while and I took a few pictures...you'll have to ignore the fact that some of them are slightly blurry.  I wasn't wearing gloves, so my hands were freezing and I was trying to take pictures as quickly as possible.  I was just freezing all around because I was in jeans, a hoodie, and flipflops. HA. I kept going in and out of the house to get stuff that it wasn't even worth putting on my boots--it's way easier to slip flipflops

25 Days of Christmas: Day 17

Okay, you guessed it (or most likely, you didn't)...but I have another ABCFamily movie for you!  The first time I saw this last year, it was one of those Saturday mornings when I woke up and just turned on ABCFamily.  If you may not know, all day Saturday and Sunday, ABCFamily just plays movies, so it's great!  On that morning when I turned on the TV, it wasn't quite December yet, but they were still playing Christmas movies (okay in my book).  The movie Snow was on, and although it sometimes takes me a while to get into movies I've never seen before and know nothing about, I was quickly interested!