Out of my den

Even I thought I was being dramatic when I used the word "blizzard" in my last post, but that is exactly what we got. We were under a "blizzard warning" for couple days and I'm glad to be integrated back with civilization. At times I thought I was reverting back to a caveman (sorry Geico caveman). I'm very happy to defrost in Southern California in 2 days.

I have to say that for the most part, I did enjoy a couple snow days. I took a nap each day, made delicious dinners, watched TV and movies, and bird watched. Yes, bird watched. John and I watched the little fat puffed up ones, the Cardinals, and even a Blue Jay which reminded John of his pet bird, Jay Boy, who ultimately got crushed by a neighbor on accident. I watched John put on multiple layers of clothes and duke it out with the snow blower. I followed suit and put on multiple layers of clothes to take some winter pictures.

We were finally able to leave the house around 3:30 yesterday and my mom and I got our hair done. I got mine totally chopped off. It is a pretty big change for me. And then for Valentine's Day my parents and John and I went out for a wonderful dinner. It was nice to be out of sweatpants, out and about, and interacting with people. I think being cooped up for a couple days really made the dinner more enjoyable. I don't like winter, but I have to say the good thing about it is that it surprises you with snow days and allows you to spend time with the people you love.