On Tap for the Weekend

The big news story in the northeast is that we're getting SNOW this weekend.

Lots of it.

Before Halloween.

Everyone's in a frenzy!

We are right on the border of the 3-5" zone and the 6-12" zone (just outside of Philadelphia).

I think it's hilarious to watch everyone overreact about weather. We've had a crazy string of events this year: a hurricane, an earthquake, and now snow in October. Being the control freak that I am, you'd think I'd be panicking, too, but I just can't get annoyed about weather. It's weather. We can't control it, so why bother getting upset?

Tim is working on Saturday, which I hate and love at the same time. It's extra moola... but it also leaves me stuck at home by myself all day. Whomp whomp.

My goal is to tire out Indy in the morning. I will take him for a walk in the rain/snow/mix if I have to! Then I need to do some cleaning and start/finish the projects lined up on my sewing table.

1) The placemat clutch is 90% done, but just needs a fabric flower to cover up the magnetic snap closure.

2) I have all the materials for our Christmas stockings, I just need to get started.

3) I have the supplies to make a few Christmas presents (which must remain a secret)... really would like to knock those out before baby.

4) The pillowcase hamper for the baby's room just needs to be assembled.

5) And as if I weren't busy enough with all of the above, I keep seeing cute projects and adding them to my neverending list:

- Recreating this baby mobile

- Jersey knit bracelets

- Making a sisal rope bowl

On Sunday, this furry guy is going to his first doggie grooming appointment at Pet Smart! Giving him a bath inside has become so tedious due to his black hair, our bathroom's white tile and the fact that I can barely bend over right now. $30 for a shampoo, brushing, nail clipping & ear cleaning... this might spoil us.

We'll try to squeeze in dinner out sometime this weekend as well.

Who knows how many more baby-free weekends are in our future!

Another set of XY chromosomes will soon be added to our family. I might have to start embracing girly colors like pink & purple to break up the sea of gray, black, brown & blue I'm swimming in.

Snow Day Numero Dos

We had THUNDERSNOW last night.

That's when it's snowing, and there is thunder & lightening at the same time.

Mother Nature dumped about 10 more inches of snow on us.

She's being a real jerk lately.

My office is closed.

Tim could get a ride to work... but there are no cars to work on if he did go in.

The county courthouse is closed, therefore, the parking garage is free today.

Our cars have been there since Tuesday night.

We don't have to dig them out which is ah-mazing.

So what are we doing today?

A whole lotta nothing!

We went out for breakfast to our favorite place which is conveniently located two blocks away.

[1776... a good year for America.]

A bunch of crazies were out driving on the unplowed streets.

Mainly Jeeps & SUV's.

We stood & watched a sedan attempt to get out of it's parking spot.

(So helpful, we are.)

They were not successful.

So far, Southwest's website says our flight is ON TIME for tomorrow morning at 9am.

Let's hope it stays that way. 

We need to get the heck out of here!

SNOW DAY!

Snowwww!

I want to wash my hands, my face, my hair with snowwwww!

The meteorologists were wrong again.

We woke up to heavy snow, which has already dumped 5+ inches on us.

I called my boss and told her that commuting to work just wasn't in the cards for me today. My little Honda Civic wasn't having it. Tim didn't go to work either, so we're having ourselves a semi-lazy little snow day!

We shoveled our front sidewalk (and our neighbors, too, aren't we nice?) and then paid the parking meters for the rest of the day. Yep... the parking ticket jerks were out giving tickets in a snow storm. We went up to the 6th level of the parking garage for kicks 'cause that's where we got engaged during a snow storm back in December of '09. 

Awwwwh.

We even came back & had an old fashioned snow ball fight while shoveling the walkway behind our apartment building.

The Cheese Ball Award goes to Meg & Tim!

I got Tim in the man parts. 

And then I took a well-deserved snowball to the head.

Truce.

The worst of the snow isn't starting until around 5pm. We might get up to a foot! 

(That's a lot for around these parts, we are snow wussies)

As long as the runways at the Philly airport are cleared by Friday morning, we're happy.

We are heading to Miami for the weekend. 

My skin needs some vitamin D real bad. It's fed up with this climate.