SNOvember

I have no idea how December will shape up, but boy, was November cold and snowy! There was a snow storm in Seattle that led to the scariest and most trecherous commute home ever. Then a snow day home with the dogs. Then a snowy drive to Wenatchee for Thanksgiving and an even snowier and colder drive back home.

While a lot of it was a little scary, we all ended up safe and warm, so really, looking back I can say it was all pretty exciting too!

Snowy walk with Jack.

It was very cold, but you wouldn't know it by Jack's reaction. He couldn't have loved it more and refused to take time away from his SNOploration to look at the camera.

Snowy roads.

Ice waterfalls on the way to Wenatchee - I have always loved these!

More ice waterfalls - ice falls?

Beautiful snow covered woods at the top of the pass.

First Seattle Snow

This morning there were a lot of angry, stressed-out, scared, and otherwise unhappy people in Seattle. Joe and I were not two of those people. We love this stuff!


Sure, it took me two hours to get to work this morning. I was 30 minutes late. Joe had to walk farther up the street to catch the bus that was on a 'snow route'. It was incredibly cold and a little slick.

But it was beautiful! It just started snowing as we walked the dogs this morning and it was dark and quiet and it was so peaceful. Then the snow got heavier as I headed off to work and I have to say - sitting at a standstill in a traffic jam is so much better if you have some snow to look at. (It didn't hurt that the radio station played a couple Christmas songs to try to calm the more stressed-out people down.)

I say bring it on! If it's going to be cold, it might as well be snowing. It's the only redeeming factor of cold weather! And much better than the typical Seattle rain. Plus, it's the holidays! White Thanksgivings and especially White Christmases are all the more merry!

What do you think about the snow?

More Snow!

We woke up to a huge snow again the other morning. For some reason, the big snows always come when we're sleeping, so we never really get to see it coming down. But even though it snowed all night, it continued to snow throughout the day, too, so we got to see a lot. Joe was thrilled - finally a huge snow!

What we woke up to.

Joe had to shovel out the car... again. (He still lets me take the garage with the car I'm borrowing from my mom.)

Jackson and I starting out on our morning walk.

Jackson loving his snowy walk.

Ava, during most of the festivities.

I did actually get Ava out in the snow this time, though. It's the first time I have coerced her outside when there is snow on the ground. But I just had to at least get her to experience it. As you can see from the following video, she was none too pleased that I made her come outside for nothing.

The snow is sticking around this time. It's really pretty, but I'm pretty much ready for the spring now. Actually, I'm ready for summer. We can even skip over spring!