Winter Wonderland

 

Or Hell?

The blizzard of 2013 started yesterday. We are all on lock down here in Massachusetts. The Governor has stated that if you are caught out in the blizzard it is a $500.00 fine or possibly up to a year in jail. I get that they don't want the gawkers out in this storm.

They are saying we have 24 inches and possibly will be getting up to 30 inches with 10 foot snowbanks. It is supposed to wind down at around 2pm today.

I had no plans so I really don't mind. I will however mind when I do have to go out. The town does a horrible job plowing and I can only imagine what secondary roads will be like.

I went to the grocery store on Thursday and it was a nightmare. That is my normal shopping day anyway. I really should have gone on Wednesday. Why does everyone need bread and milk when there is a storm? I just don't get it. You don't have that in your house already and need to stock up? If you didn't have it then you don't really need it unless of course you just happened to run out.

My husband went to get gas and the line was all the way out to the street.

Junk food fest will begin later. It is the end of the world right?

I think it would be a good day for a nice big breakfast. As you can see, all I can think about is food. What else is there to do in a storm? The news is boring because there is nobody out in the storm. I don't need to watch them showing me the snow on TV.  I can look right out my window and see it.

I may have to look in the basement and see if I saved my kids sleds.
I just wish my husband still had his riding snow blower so that he could pull me around in the sled.

Happy hour will probably commence earlier than usual. Do you blame me?
 

Pretty high snowbank

 

That is in fact my buried mailbox 

 

I have an overhang over my front door but when I opened the door, this is what I got.

 

 

 

These are my husbands best friends, his grills, buried.

 

This is my sliding door in the family room. See how high the snow is on the deck?

 

 

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend. Please get out in your car and go somewhere for me.

 

 Can winter be over yet?



The Nail Files 2/1

 

Today I am linking up with Tara and Vicki for the Nail Files.


I haven't linked up with the nail files lately because I just haven't had a different manicure. I got a french gel manicure before I went on vacation 3 weeks and 3 days ago. Twenty four days to be exact.

 

As soon as I got home, I put a coat of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails over it.

I packed twice, did about 50 loads of laundry, bathed a baby regularly and cleaned all of my bathrooms  and this is how my nails look today.

 

 

Not bad right? The growth at the bottom doesn't really bother me because it is not as noticeable as it would be with a color.

 

 

I am going for a mani/pedi this weekend. My cuticles are a mess and my nails need to be shaped. I did want to show how great Sally Hansen Hard as Nails really is. I swear by the stuff. I can guarantee my nails would not have stayed this nice had I not used it. If you don't own a bottle, go get some.

 

Have a great weekend!!

 

Its Ok Thursday 1/24

 

"Its OK"

-That as much as I loved being on vacation and visiting my daughter and favorite baby, I LOVE being home.

-That my husband and I did not want to end our vacation so we took a vacation day after we got home and went for Chinese food and finally drank our New Years Eve champagne that I couldn't stay awake for.

-That I have so much to catch up on. I will get there eventually. Sometimes you just need to unplug.

-That I came home to a clean house. My husband cleaned and made sure I had a fresh bed and all of my favorite blankets were washed. He also cleaned and bleached all of the grout in my kitchen area. You have no idea what a daunting task this is. Its a big area to cover.
 He likes to have a project when I go away. He did a great job. I am so appreciative.

-That I need to go check up on my parents (babies) today. It has been too long.


-That next time before I go away for so long, I will have to plan my waxing schedule better.

-That it is back to healthy food. I haven't cooked in probably 3 weeks. It is going to be hard getting back on track.

-That my favorite baby got a princess castle tent for her birthday. I would hide in it before she came downstairs in the morning. I would also hide in it when she woke up from her nap and my daughter would say "Where is Mimi?" The dog sometimes gave me away by coming in the tent for some affection. I wonder if she will look in there for me today when she wakes up? I miss her already.

-That I don't think I have driven in 3 weeks. I hope I remember how.

-That I passed along my nail polish obsession to my daughter. It could be worse right?

-That my favorite curling iron that I keep in the outer pocket of my suitcase got smashed to smithereens at the airport. I always put it there and I never have a problem. Good thing my daughter had the exact same curling iron and gave me hers because she never uses it. I will have to deal with the hockey tape on the lever if I have to.

-That I am wondering how my other daughter survived her laundress being on vacation. I haven't been in her room yet and I can only imagine the hamper situation in there. Maybe I will wait until tomorrow. I don't want to cry today.

-That I tried to pack my favorite baby in my suitcase but it didn't work.

-That I have to wait for my daughter to get home for her to download all of my pictures from my SD card onto my little computer. I know I am pathetic that I don't know how.

-That this is what my thermometer is saying. Do I really have to go out today?

-That I miss my friend ShaSha and our happy hours. I hope she can come over later.

Have a great Thursday!



 

Its "OK" Thursday 1/17

"Its OK"

- That I think this was the best vacation to date. I loved Punta Cana.  It was very relaxing and very fun. We met some great people too. Shout out to my new Minnesota friends. They were the best! I love that Minnesota accent. They introduced me to flaming shots.

-That it took me 3 nights to make it up until 11:00 pm when the disco opened but I did it. It was a blast. Its hard to make it up late when you start drinking at the pool at 11:00 am.


-That this is what happens when you start drinking tequila at 11:20 am. Yes that is me singing. At least people danced to my singing.

-That we had a layover in NY. On the short flight from NY to Boston, they offered only two snacks on the flight, chips or cookies. Where it was such a short flight, they wanted us to have our selections ready. We had a Stewardman (this may or may not be what they call a male Stewardess but that is what I am going to call him) not a Stewardess and he was quite the diva.  I was in a light sleep and I could hear Stewardman ask my husband what he wanted. My husband said "nuts". Stewardman said "Sir your not listening, what do you want?" My husband again said "nuts'. Stewardman huffily walked away and my husband never got anything. We are still laughing about it. My husband said he fell asleep and never heard what they were offering. Stewardman still should not have been that rude. Why couldn't he just say what they had? Rudest Stewardman ever. We will however laugh about it for years to come.

-That we got to watch our playoff game at the sports bar. Pedro was a great bartender. He opened early so that we could watch the game. Yes we won. Go Patriots! We even sat with some Houston fans we met the night before. They left halfway through the game.

-That the food was not the greatest. Breakfast was the best meal. I still managed to gain a few pounds.

-That I miss saying "Ola" and "Gracias".

-That my dishwasher is totally broken now. It has been three weeks. The repair man will be out on Friday. Actually its not OK. If you are reading this Bosch, just replace it already. The repair man has been out 5 times. Bad customer service. I do not enjoy doing dishes. Thank you.

-That I cant add pictures for some reason. I hope they fix it soon.

-That in about 8 hours I will be face to face with my favorite baby and not on face time. I cant wait!
I miss my daughter too.

-That I haven't read blogs in about three weeks. Hopefully I will catch up soon.

-That I will be in enemy territory again while watching the Patriots play on Sunday. It was the same scenario last year. We played the same team. I hid my Patriots gear in my luggage just in case.

-That I need to finish packing and hang out with my husband before I leave. He will be lonely.

Have a great Thursday!