Snowpacolypse coming to an end

We had our fun in the snow, but last weekend I had had enough! Fortunately the weather gods have heard my plea and DC is starting to warm.....slowly, but surely the giant snow mountains piled high around the city are starting to melt away making the walk from our house down to the Metro much easier.

As a farewell to this season I thought it only appropriate to post a few photos documenting our attempt at building a snow army along Rock Creek Church Road. We tried to recruit, but in the end we were an army of two. The snow men came out great though and we left that day feeling victorious in our efforts!

The makings of a snow army

Rob's lovely snowman

The artist at work

Rob leans in for a wet one

In appreciation of Rob's creation

Valentine's Day 2010

Does Valentine's Day inspire you to be crafty, or creative? For us - it does! Rob woke this morning (much earlier than I of course) to my paper heart treasure trail leading to various hidden German-made gummy bears wrapped in tissue. Additionally, he found a series of six handmade 2"x2" square Valentine's Day boxes also containing gummy bears on display in the dining room.

Not to be outdone, I awoke this morning to a curious, fuzzy, red object hanging above my side of the bed .... oh wait, I didn't have my glasses on yet. I soon discovered the fuzzy object to be a three dimensional hanging paper heart with a string attached to a love note from the wonderful Mr. Rob. I was indeed impressed!

We spent the rest of our Valentine's Day eating a late breakfast at Busboys and Poets, saw the movie Avatar, and wrapped everything up with a cozy evening reading our books here at the green house. Enjoy the photos!

 

  

  

Living in DC's Snowpacolypse

Getting hit by two major back to back snow storms had us reliving some of our most vivid memories of massive snow falls while at Bowdoin College in Maine. We never thought we would see snow like that again living in the mid-Atlantic. The combined snow totals of Feb 5-6 and Feb 9-10 have come to about 31 inches! Add in the storm just before Christmas (just over 12 inches), a few other snow showers, and you have the snowiest DC winter since 1884 and one of the top 10 "snowiest" major cities in the country this season.

As you can imagine we have been enjoying the good life in our little green house with the old steam radiators pumping out heat on a regular basis. Can't wait to see the gas bill! Below are some pictures of our adventures in the snow. We have had certainly had a lot of fun and are happy to report all is well!

 The Green House with a coating of White!

 

Rock Creek Church Road - Our Street

  

Maria and Mini-Mandle Enjoying the Snow

  

Walkies with Bowdie

  

Bowdie Surveying the terrain... Or just addressing his cold feet...

  

Rob clearing the snow from the porch roof!

 

 Bowdie stands guard!

Bowdie makes use of his snowy run in the side yard!

2010 ... here we go!

 

It has been almost two years since Rob and I have updated, or used our blog.....and we find ourselves back here again, ready to document, and stay connected to friends and family far away yet again. 2010 finds us much changed with a new house (the green house) in our lovely neighborhood of Petworth, D.C., a dog named Bowdie, a baby on the way, and a whole host of exciting work and life experiences under our belts for 2008 and 2009. We look forward to sharing our adventures great and small with you yet again and anticipate an extremely eventful 2010!