Lake effect snow has officially hit Erie, Pennsylvania.
Cold, wet, heavy snow … and lots of it. Mike and I have been taking turns shoveling. I forgot how much work that is!! I’ve been working on convincing myself it counts as exercise. (Right?)
I’ve also been re-learning to drive in this mess. Thankfully the learning process has been painless and uneventful {knocking on wood}. I’m really, really grateful I didn’t decide to trade in my AWD Element during the years I lived in the south. Having AWD has been a huge blessing in this slush and snow.
It’s great weather for hot chocolate and snuggles though …
(And, yes, that is my Eddie Izzard “Cake or Death” mug.)
We’ve had furnace issues too. The other day we couldn’t get the temp above 58 in the house, yet the furnace was running almost continuously. It was one of those times I’m glad we’re renters (and have a good landlord). We called and now we’re happily toasty at 70. You never appreciate heat so much till you’re without it!!
Is it “beginning to look a lot like Christmas” in your corner of the world?
Like many weekends, I got my sleep-schedule completely turned around and I was up till 3 a.m. last night. Needless to say, my brain isn’t quite working at full-capacity yet. So today’s update will be bullet-points…
I’m going home in five days. FIVE DAYS, ya’ll!- Did I mention that I’m driving home to Erie, Pennsylvania — otherwise known as the icy tundra? The land of LAKE EFFECT snow! Oh what fun. (That photo was taken looking off my mom’s back porch on 12/11.)
- I haven’t driven in snow since 2006. This could be interesting.
- I’m not looking forward to 11-hours of driving…
- But it’s worth it. I get to see my family and several old friends who are coming home for the holidays as well. Yay!
- I have a lot to do in the meantime. Car needs an oil change and to be cleaned out, I need to pack, etc. etc.
- My Christmas shopping is DONE. How’s yours coming along?
- My Christmas knitting, however, is still in-process. As usual, I bit off a bit too much. (But it wouldn’t be ME and wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t!)
Annnnd… now I shall return to caffeinateing my system. (Thank goodness for Starbucks!) Happy Monday!
