a few inches, tops.

When I heard the weather report for Saturday would include up to 18" of snow... I didn't believe it. I really thought maybe we would get a few inches. Sure, we've had our fair share of "blizzards" here, but they are few and far between and closer to Valentine's Day than Christmas usually. This time, they weren't kidding. The snow came... and it kept coming... and then still more snow...

Our friends came to get snowed in with us- which made for a fun weekend of lots of movie watching, board games, card games and eating food. We even trekked across the knee deep snowy field to our sweet neighbors house because they offered delicious soup, jalapeno cornbread and love. There were only a few moments when I felt a little bit like cabin fever was sinking in. It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you really can't do anything productive. And that's okay, because it's not really your choice. This photo kind of captures my craziness- a little self-portrait, if you will...

Kristi's dog, Babies, enjoyed the snow- it was just questionable as to whether or not he would get lost in the snow that was deeper than he is tall.

Beth and Kristi convinced me to throw myself into the snow with reckless abandon. Then, I froze and couldn't get up, so I just screamed a lot.

This one time, there were cars in the driveway...

It really was a beautiful snow. And I did enjoy being snowed in with friends. Ben and I finally ventured out yesterday (with thankful hearts for a 4-wheel drive vehicle). We got to go sledding with Ben's sister Tori at his parent's farm. Though I am skeptical (of anything involving cold or exerting too much energy) there are some serious hills there, and I put on lots of warm clothes, so it was really very fun.

Hooray for a White pre-Christmas!