Stuck...

Yep...I'm stuck at home.  Have been for the last 24 hours.  It's blowing, snowing, drifting and just plain miserable out!  I haven't seen a car go past our house in the last 24 hours.  Even if I had, I wouldn't be able to get past the 4ft snow drift across my yard to go anywhere.  Hubs is over at the farm with the cattle....and believe me...it isn't a picnic over there either.  He sounds depressed and tired...can't say that I blame him!

I was supposed to have yoga classes tonight, but ended up cancelling them as the prospect of 1) a snowplow coming down the road and 2) hubster getting home to clear the yard wasn't looking very promising. 

So, what am I doing?

Updating my email contacts, doing laundry, eating, texting, chatting on facebook, eating, chasing the cat around the house, updating blogs, did I mention eating?  (Oh ya...there it is...three times in fact! ~LOL~)

I just packed a suitcase because I'm sure once I'm shoveled out, I'll be staying in town with my sister. 
(Peggy - is room 408 still open?)

Lemme see....bags...Yes, well let's count them, shall we?
1) Purse - GOTTA have that
2) Briefcase with day planner in it...a MUST
3) TWO gym bags - for gym clothes (I sweat more than the average bear!)
4) Tote with watter bottles (refer to #3 please)
5) Tote with shoes, socks, and towel   (refer to #3 please)
6) Yoga bag - with enough changes for three classes
7) Suitcase - with enough changes for three-four days - in case I cannot get home.

Yes, I believe I NOW can be called, "The Bag Lady!"

I"m supposed to be at work tomorrow at 8am.  Unless said 1) snowplow and 2) hubster make it home, I may very well be taking a day of vacation. 

Have I mentioned that I really, REALLY hate winter??!!!

A golden weekend!

We had a milestone in our family this week.  My sister Pat and her husband Gil celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, January 7th. 

They were given a lovely surprise celebration by their children, Lori, Randy and Shelly - which included all of Pat's immediate family (siblings and spouses), as well as Gil's sister-in-law and neice (of his deceased brother, Harry).

What a night it was!  We drank some beverages, ate some scrumpteous food, laughed, cried, and reminisced about the good ole  days and the twists and turns of Pat and Gils 50 years of marriage.  We actually closed down the Buffalo City Grille  at 10:00 pm.

My brother Ron and his wife Pearl, along with my brother Terry and his wife Marna made the trek up to Peggy's house where the party continued until the wee hours of the night.  3 AM!   Ya!!

We sat in Peggy's back room by the fireplace and took that well traveled trip down memory lane.  We argued on when the "BIG Blizzard" happened...was it 1966 or 1967?  (I saved the day and looked it up on my phone... LOVE the Android phone)....and tried to map out the city of Jamestown and where everything was located 50 years ago.  I, of course, was toooo young to remember any of this since I am the baby of the family!! (hahahahaha).

The next morning we got up and had breakfast, courtesy of Peggy....and the trip down memory lane continued with my brother Ron and Pearl, and Terry.  It was GREAT!  We had so much fun that I didn't leave until 3 in the afternoon.  Of course, it didn't help that my roads were blocked from recent winds on Friday. 

Once more, Peggy and room 408 at the Inn came through for me!  :-)

Vacation!

Well, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind for a vacation, but it turned out alright.  

If you've read previous entries, you know that I have been stormed in at home for four days now (Thursday - Sunday) AND I have a painful abscessed tooth.  Oh joy!   Yes, not my ideal vacation.  I had plans of being in town every day, hitting the gym, having coffee with friends, doing a little shopping and maybe (a strong maybe) doing some housework.   Did any of that happen?  Ya, not so much!

I have been home for four days.  Me, myself, and Boris the cat.   Hubs finally made it home today to shower and eat, change clothes and head right back to the main farm.  I feel sorry for him as he's out in the cold tending to the cattle, digging out snow from the feed bunks, and doing all of this in 10 degree weather and tons of snow on the ground.  Not fun, I'm sure!

Now, what did I do during those four days?  I ate!  Ya, trust me...the proof is in the scale readings.  (pouts).  Oh ya...and I cleaned...organized, did some more cleaning....watched some TV, listened to some music, chased Boris around the house...cleaned some more, organized some more, ate some more food...slept, took pain medication, drank some hot chocolate (with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum!) which was THE highlight of my New Years Eve I tell you.   ~L~  (Yes, there is STILL some left in the bottle!)  Amazingly, the tooth didn't hurt so bad on New Years Eve!  :-)

Anywho, guess yoga has taught me to make the best out of a bad situation.  I can honestly say that I did get a few projects done around here that required my attention, I am thoroughly rested and relaxed, and I am actually looking forward to going to work tomorrow.  (Ya, WHO said that?!!).  Hahahaha

All in all...vacation wasn't soooooo bad....  it's all a matter of attitude and how I look at it!

Will I ever schedule a vacation in winter again?  Prolly not!!  (LOL)