Happy Monday from snowed in and icy Richmond, Virginia! At our house we got an incredible 16 inches of the white stuff and therefore are going on day 4 of snow days. We played in it yesterday amidst shoveling our 150 foot driveway, which by the way is a monster hill! My body is aching so much this morning. I can't tell you how much I've gotten done since Friday...nothing like a snowstorm to make you productive. I'm not one for loving staying inside for days at a time though...I need to doing things and going places. Yesterday we took Chris' eye sore of a Jeep out to get his brother's truck unstuck from a ditch. Honestly, 364 days a year I hate that Jeep. It's ugly, noisy, and just sits on the driveway alllll year long. I sometimes wonder what our neighbors think of us. But! Then comes that one day a year when someone (and it's been me once or twice) gets stuck and it's the Jeep to the rescue! So, the Jeep can stay, I guess. Other than that little escapade, I've been at home...since Friday morning at 10am....and I had to reschedule sweet Amy's baby shower. Boo.
Through Winter Storm Jonas, I learned a few things....
1. Continuously checking the forecast and different news channels for what each is saying is such a waste of time. It's going to snow... A LOT! A difference between 10-15 inches on this news channel and 12-18" on this channel doesn't really matter.
2. No matter how much food and how many snacks you buy to prepare for days inside, you're always going to want something you didn't get...I've been craving waffles since Friday afternoon and WE DON'T HAVE ANY!! So sad.
3. As someone who relies on her daily Starbies run...I've made some amazing homemade lattes this weekend! Chris bought me a latte maker a million year ago and the poor thing usually just sits there. My lattes were so amazing, that I'm thinking I may just start making daily lattes at home (GASP!) My bank account will celebrate!
4. There is no limit on how many times you can watch Mean Girls, The Holiday, National Treasure, and 27 Dresses. But, I may have already known this.
5. I need to invest in some real snow boots. Walking in 16 inches of snow is no joke.
6. Levi (Our 1 year old mini golden doodle) is obsessed with snow. All he's been wanting to do is go outside. So finally we let him hang out in the snow on the deck for a few hours and just jump around. Hilarious
7. Adult coloring books are the greatest thing EVER invented.
8. That leaving your Christmas tree up through January is a pretty great idea jusssst incase a massive snowstorm comes along and gives you the chance to pretend it's Christmas all over again.
9. That as much as it is such a pain to not be able to go anywhere, that it is quite wonderful to be home with your little family watching favorite movies by the fire with warm blankets for days on end. These kind of days are so rare and I know come June, I will miss this. Jonas, you're not so bad.
And so we begin a new week,...
This week is a BIG one around here! I'm announcing something on Thursday that I am bursting at the seams about! Stay tuned sweet friends! I'll be announcing first over on Instagram so be sure to follow here!
And as I said last week, I'm beginning to do weekly short term goals instead of my monthly goals...so here we go!
1. Get out of the house by tomorrow!!
2. Organize a schedule and to-do list for Caroline.
3. Pre-blog through February 12th.
4. Organize my February calendar.
5. Hang up a dry erase board in our mudroom.
6. Start to get vendor Valentine's gifts ready to be sent out in 2 weeks.
7. Announce something BIG on Thursday!
8. Only go to Starbucks 3 times! (AHHH!)
Have a great week sweet friends!
Michelle