Oh man . . .

I need to learn to be content.

This snow is wonderful, it is pretty, it is fluffy and it is fun.

BUT . . . it is getting inconvenient. I love driving in the snow, but now that it is ice, it is not my favorite driving condition. Actually, I wouldn't mind driving in it, but I do not like driving around other people who do not know how to drive in the snow and ice.

Anyway, I am loving the snow, but I really want to be able to leave the house and do something with myself! I feel so incredibly lazy just sitting at home. I've cleaned my bathroom, done the dishes several times, cooked every meal except one since being home (for the family) and have practiced the piano. And still, with all the time I do have, I am having a hard time figuring out what to do with myself!

More than wanting to go shopping, I want to go see people. Like my little cousins, my grandparents and my other family members and friends.

Oh well. I know I will always be complaining about something, unfortunately!

Snow, Snow, Snow and More Snow

I think you can guess what this post is about. This "arctic winter storm" that we're experiencing here in Seattle has been pretty impressive. We usually get snow every winter, but this year it is coming in mammoth amounts. When I got home yesterday, we had about 6 inches. None of the roads, including the freeways, were cleared. Kristine and I went out at 2 a.m. and tried to sled down the hill, but the snow was too fluffy. Today, we went out again and the snow was great for sledding. It's really nice, cause it's so cold outside that the snow doesn't have that bone-chilling-wet feeling. Anyway, so when we were out there earlier today, we must have had about 12" of the fluffy white stuff. It hasn't stopped snowing at all today. I just looked outside, and it is still falling. I love the snow, but I really need to get out to go Christmas shopping! I mean, I could go shopping with all this snow around, but it's the other drivers that scare me. Oh well, we'll see what happens.