Burr

I love having the freedom to be able to express my own opinion!
I woke up at 5:30am this morning, stood outside in the balming 3 degrees for 25 minutes because the train was late, then I had to wait another 15 minutes outside waiting for the bus because the train got us there late. It was just bitter cold morning. I hate it when it is so cold you step outside and it takes the breath right out of you. Plus to top it all off, the heat is all out in my building because the steam pipe busted yesterday. So everyone is walking around with their winter entire because it is so cold inside too. I really would love to live in a place where it is not so blasted cold. I dont understand how people actually like the cold. It is just plain miserable for me. I pile on the layers and it still cannot keep warm.
So please people when I say I hate the cold, dont give me a hard time, I am just stating my own opinion!

Bye Bye Christmas

January is always a sad and depressing time of year for me. You get all finished with Christmas and ringing in the New year and then when it is all over you have to take down all of the decorations. I love the Christmas time of year. If I could have my way I would keep my tree up year around, ok or at least put it up a month early so we can enjoy it a bit longer. But Drew wont let me put it up till after Thanksgiving. Oh well. But January has always seemed a bit depressing, especially since I move out to Utah. Putting away all of the garlands, wreaths, nativities, tree, stockings, and other nic nack decorations and then what? You cannot put up spring decorations because that is still all but 3-4 months away. I love having a white Christmas each year, but after Christmas, I just want warm weather! So this is why I think that it is a depressing time of year. We have just begun the coldest month of the year, typically, and I am already sick of it.
Drew loves this time of year because he gets to spend his weekends with his uncle up on the mountain some where buzzing around on snowmobiles, while I stay inside where it is warm! This is his most favorite time of year. He dreams, and preps all year long for these few months when he gets to fly over frozen lakes going 80-90 miles an hour through the powder. Yes it sounds crazy, and it is crazy. Especially when standing temperature is maybe 10 degrees if your lucky, and then going 80 miles an hour makes it a - something, I dont care its too cold for me!
I will let Drew have his little outings with his uncle and I will wait impatiently inside for the next few months and watch the snow slowly melt away!
Hurry up April!!

Christmas in Virginia!

This year we were able to travel to Virginia to have Christmas with my family. It was the first Christmas with the entire family since Drew and I have been married. It was really nice to get together and spend time with my family. It is hard now days to get together since we are scattered across the country. And it will probably be the last Christmas together till Casey gets home from his mission in 2 years. While at home we were able to visit Maymont Estate in Richmond. This was an awesome place! It has a petting zoo, a little museum just for kids, about a 100 acres to roam, a huge mansion, and beautiful gardens. We also got to go to the National Air and Space museum in DC on our last day. Here are a few pictures of our adorable little nephews and our time spent with Mom and Dad.

Corbin and Kyler Christmas Morning
Drew and Kyler

Corbin at Maymont

Peacock at the Petting Zoo at Maymont

Billy Goat at the petting zoo

Corbin looking at the goats

Zack and Kyler

Kyler eating, as usual

Corbin, my little GQ model

Hiking down the hill to get to the mansion

Pretty scenes of Maymont

Casey, my big-little brother

Brooke and Zack

Zack just hanging around

Casey and Kyler

The kids on the front steps of the Maymont mansion

The front door of the mansion

It was an awesome vacation. Not long enough, as usual, but it was so great to be with my entire family for the holiday.