Winter Wonderland

We all know that I'm not a big fan of the winter months. I would hibernate if I found it at all feasible. I do however enjoy curling up on the couch under a blanket and reading a great book. The past two weeks I was given that unexpected opportunity a few times.
Last Tuesday I enjoyed a snow day. I haven't been that excited since my school days. I woke up to a phone call at 5:30 in the morning stating we were closed and told to go back to bed. Well, when I found out I had the day off my mind started racing about all the things I could do and I couldn't get back to sleep. No concerns though because on a snow day you can take naps.
This past Monday was then Presidents Day, which I happily spent the day at home appreciating the Presidential change that is soon to come. Then yesterday (Friday) another call at 5:30 in the morning. YES! - another snow day. I didn't get to the phone this time and happily slept until the dog woke me up. I could get used to this three day work week. I was glad to spend the day at home because the combination of snow and freezing rain did a number on our roads. Tevita hasn't been as lucky as me. I have footage of him going to the car with lunch in hand. Thank goodness for 4-wheel drive.



Shang loves the snow, but wasn't too fond of the freezing rain. He got a bit frustrated when his legs kept sliding as he tried to do his business. We enjoyed the weather from under the awning.



I was ready for spring back in November.

What a Week

I started out this week with an interesting happening. I was driving across a viaduct from the west side of town toward the central side with a client in my car. Running the opposite direction was a man with no clothes on paying no attention to the rest of the world. It was roughly 25-30 degrees outside and he wasn't even wearing any shoes. I was completely shocked to see this at 4:30 in the afternoon on a Monday. Okay - any day at any time I still would have been shocked. I just kept thinking, this is only Monday. Sorry everyone - no picture to attach. The next day was a snow day and I didn't have to go to work. I had the whole day to recover.

Now I'm going to talk about something that I never do - politics. Yes it's a topic that should be avoided amongst friends and coworkers, but I feel like going against the taboo today. While serving in Tonga I read many books in my free time. One that really struck me was by Barack Obama. I told Tevita then that I would love if this guy ran for President. Well that time is now and the race couldn't be closer. The details of why I support him could probably be picked apart by all the non-supporters, which is why politics runs so deep, but that won't change the passion that I feel when I listen to him speak. I'm officially making my pledge to Barack Obama. Too bad I'm not a Superdelegate.

Enough of the heavy talk...I'm ready for spring. I want to let my hair grow out and just sit in the sunshine.