What I'm Loving Today . . .

1. I'm loving that Jamie does this every week. It really lets me reflect on the good, instead of the bad or things I could complain about :) So thanks, Jamie!

2. I'm loving that today is a snow day! We (Maryland) have really missed A LOT of snow storms this winter! (probably because we got enough last winter to last us for 5 future winters, haha) After this storm is over, we should have about 6-9 inches. I've been lounging all day and I'm taking FULL advantage of it because school starts this coming Monday! Yikes. Free time = GONE!

3. I'm loving how long my hair is getting. However, I'm not loving how thin it has been feeling lately. I've been thinking of getting thickening shampoo and conditioner, but I'm not sure what kind to get. Any recommendations? Help a girl out! Yes, my hair is important to me, haha :)

4. I'm not loving that school starts Monday BUT I am loving that I'll be back on a consistent schedule and will be able to get to the gym the same time most days as well as eat meals at consistent times. Life just flows better when you're on a schedule.. or maybe that's just my OCD saying so, haha.

5. I'm loving that I just found out that the lady I used to nanny for (about 3 years ago), is M's Mom's cousin. Talk about a small, small world! (they just reunited which is why I just found out)

6. I'm loving that Liz gave me a little acknowledgement :) She is too sweet. Thank you again! It made my day!

I'd like to pass this on to Caroline @ A Life of Color because she deserves it. She always leaves me the most thoughtful and sweet comments and has become a good blog friend :) I could surely name other bloggers who deserve this as well so don't think that I don't appreciate each of you! xox

7. And of course, I'm loving my boy :) 

And yes, I'm being super lazy and not putting pictures with this post. Forgive me.

I ...

want a towel on a chair

in the sand by the sea

want to look through my shades

and see you there with me

want to soak up life for a while

in laid back mode

The sun and the sand and a

drink in my hand.. with no bottom

no shoes, no shirt, no problems

(these are my toes, haha)

(i've had this song in my head all day.

so over this cold weather. calling for ice & snow tonight.

bring on the warmer temps, please! spring & summer, i miss u)

 

Weekend.

Every winter, it seems like my weekends are always so laid back. Friday night, I literally did nothing but relax and paint my nails, haha. It was so cold though and who wants to go out in that? Not me. I think when I get older, I'm going to invest in a beach house, possibly in Hawaii or something to escape this cold. I'm just not cut out for it.

On Saturday, I went to the gym and picked up a bunch of pictures from Ritz. Getting pictures developed really is expensive! I'm in the middle of transferring all of my pictures, including loose ones, into new photo albums. They are just so disorganized and need to be taken care of. Later that night, I had to babysit the little girls I watch during the week. I told my boss I would watch the girls for free as a Christmas present because she and her husband also had a gift card to a very nice restaurant. They had a wonderful, free night out :)

On Sunday, M had a basketball at 8 AM. Talk about early! He plays on a local league just for fun. After that, we came home and relaxed for a little while before we went to our friends house to watch the Raven's game. Of course, M wore his Redskins jersey haha. I'm glad the Raven's won. They have a tough game ahead of them though against the Steelers.

Today, I'm off but I'm off every Monday. School starts soon so I'm soaking up all of my free time while I can :)

Tomorrow we're supposed to get some snow, about 2 inches or so, which is basically enough to cause a mess haha. NOTHING compared to last year though, thankfully. We have really dodged some snow storms this winter so I'm fine with 2 inches.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

The Blizzard Aftermath.

Today was dig out day. We started digging out the cars at 9:30 & finished at 12:30. We still have to do the sidewalk and deck. Thank goodness for snow plows. Otherwise, we would be shoveling for days. Here are some pics.

Molly the Mazda 3 all snowed in!

Where do I even begin?

The snow is like 4 feet high!

The front yard

I had to go get gas and look at the road!

You can't see the black top. I had to drive

10 mph. It was kind of scarey lol.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Saints, I hope you win the superbowl!

The Blizzard of 2010.

That's right people, a BLIZZARD.

This is a record breaking snow storm for Maryland.

When this storm is over, this will be the #1 snowiest season in history

My power went out at 3 AM this morning and finally came back on around 1:30 this afternoon after making numerous phone calls. The temperature in my house dropped from 69 degrees to 57. It was freezing! My poor dog had to lay under the covers with me.

With the wind drift, we have about 26 inches of snow here right now. No one is going anywhere. We did shovel out our drive way so we could get to the Royal Farms store to get some food because we couldn't make any without having power. It's still snowing and won't end until 6 tonight. So we could end up with about 30 inches total.

Maryland is under a state of emergency. They had to bring in army vehicles to help transport people to hospitals and things like that. This is serious snow.

Here are some pics.

I'll take more tomorrow while I'm trying to dig out my car.

Snow on my deck

More snow on my deck

Look at the mail box! The snow is almost covering it.

Out my back window.

The smaller trees have disappeared under the snow.

The big trees are all wilted over.

The news is saying schools may be closed all week long and some businesses may not even open. Some people are still without power. Maryland is a mess right now. I can only pray spring is on it's way. But another storm is moving in on Tuesday bringing 6 more inches possibly.

I hope everyone is having a better Saturday then I am!

Stay warm Marylanders and others affected by this snow!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland . . .

. . . A G A I N

I woke up to 6 inches of snow this morning.

 

Oh and guess what? We might get 2 feet this weekend.
Who wants to buy me a plane ticket out of here?!

I like snow but I've seen more than enough this season.

It seems like it snows EVERY weekend in Maryland.

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Finally the weekend.

Hi friends! I've missed blogging. I haven't posted since Tuesday. Sorry about that. School has been consuming all of my free time. But, I survived my first week at a new college :) It was no different though. I really like my Thursday night class. My teacher is hilarious and just an over all nice lady. I think I'll enjoy this class. Unfortunately, I do have tons of work to get done by tomorrow which includes reading out of 4 different books, completing 4 quizzes and creating a power point on who I am. Shouldn't be too bad though. At least the snow will keep me in so I can finish everything.

This morning I woke up reading to shower because I was supposed to be meeting my friend for lunch. We haven't seen each other in about 2 years so I was pretty excited to catch up. Then I was supposed to run errands and head to the gym. The weather must have had different plans though. I knew it was supposed to snow way south of Baltimore, in places like D.C and Virginia (we were possibly getting a dusting of snow) but noo, the weather men must not have paid close attention to radar because it started snowing like crazy at 11 AM and hasn't stopped since. My roads are covered. This is the forecast on weather.com:

Do you see that?! Feels like 9 degrees. Come on winter. You have reared your ugly head enough this year in Baltimore. I'm ready for you to leave town. But I guess you aren't because I saw this at the bottom on the weather screen:

So by the time this whole thing is over, we'll have about 5 inches of snow when we were possibly getting a dusting. So much for a nice Saturday. Ughh. Spring get here soon please!

Are any of you experiencing this terrible weather? I know some states lost power due to the ice and snow. I'm grateful to still have power so it's not too bad. Just a pain in the butt, that's all.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! Any good plans?

Update: The weather channel says now we could get up to 10 in. of snow! Is it ever going to stop? :( Here are some pics. I hate being trapped inside.

my back yard through my window

See those tracks?

Few cars braved the snow and made those.

That's supposed to be a road.

Terrible driving conditions on my street.

Is It Spring Yet?!

I know that it's only January 8 and I should be expecting winter conditions, but the normal here in Baltimore should be around 42 degrees. No, it's 32 and windy. It has been below normal for I can't tell you how long. To make it even better, I woke up this morning to this:

It's not alot, maybe an inch or so, but I've had enough of snow. About 3 weeks ago, we had 15 inches! This is not normal for Baltimore, MD. We rarely see snow. If we do, it's just a dusting, nothing serious. But this winter has been rough so far and I just know we'll end up seeing more snow before the season is over. Who wants to hop on a plane with me and go somewhere warm?!

I apologize for a very whiney post and throwing myself a pity party but it's one of those days.

Alright, today I have lots of errands to run so I hope everyone has a wonderful day :)