Crunchy on the Outside. Fluffy on the Inside...

That's what Aaron said as he plodded around the back yard this afternoon. A short spurt of falling ice this morning gave our snow a crunchy top layer. It was supposed to warm up and turn to rain today, but instead it stayed cool and snowed all day long.  We're up to about six inches so far.

Today I took what just might be my first-ever Seattle snowday - largely the result of having a cold and just not feeling like dealing with a long commute for a short day of work. Yesterday was fairly easy bus commuting, but it was r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-o-o-o-w. As in: two hours each way. The bus home got stuck and we had to wait to get chains, but once that happened we had it made. Luckily I left early and still got home before dark.

Since then I've been sipping an assortment of warm drinks: cocoa, tea and the last bit of apple cider from Christmas. Aaron and I celebrated with Snow Day Brunch, although it was interrupted continuously because I was working from home. Still, any day that starts with eggnog waffles can't be too bad!  At 4pm I signed off of the work email and went for a short walk with my Honey.

Here are a few pictures:




Looking down our street.

Aaron under the arch - he was brushing snow off of our little trees and shrubs.

Front yard...doesn't the flag in the foreground and the orange studio make for nice spots of color?



Misty, our penguin, finally sees the snow!!!



Aaron's noticed these cool branches with the snow looking like veins on a leaf.

By the way - my birthday week has been super-fun with presents arriving every day and celebrations galore.  I'm one lucky birthday girl!