SNOW.... SNOW.... SNOW

SNOW... SNOW... SNOW....That's about the best summary I can give of our weekend!! Not to mention the BITTER cold weather - it's -2 degrees outside with a wind chill of -24 as I type this. The snow started on Thursday night and dumped about 6-8 inches on us.... needless to say we spent all day Friday inside watching from the window. Luckily are WONDERFUL neighbor, Doug, has saved us at least three times already this weekend with his snowblower. And even better is that when he was outside fixing up our driveway, her daughter, Katelynn (yes, another one), got to come over for a playdate. Kaitlyn and Katelynn had a great time playing in their PJs and spent most of the time waving to Doug from the window, reading books, and giving each other hugs - it was so cute! Here are a few pics of the pajama party.....

Everyone was admiring the snow....

On Saturday we ventured out to the mall for some last minute shopping and playing at the play area in the mall and then Saturday night we decided to drive down to Toledo for the "Lights before Christmas" display at the Toledo Zoo. Yes, it was outdoors but don't worry it wasn't quite as cold last night and we all bundled up with LOTS of layers. It was fun to see the lights and get in the holiday spirit. Not to mention we made it an excuse to find a decent Mexican restaurant and get our "fix." Kaitlyn tried to show off her adorable dress from her daycare ladies' mom but the jacket kind of ruined the "look".....

This was about as close as we came to seeing animals at the zoo this time of year.....

That sure was fun.....

Today as I mentioned was ridiculously cold so we all decided to stay indoors and knock out another "home improvement" project. Speaking of... I had a friend ask in a Christmas card where we were moving and I realized that there are a few people reading this that I haven't caught up with in awhile... so for those of you who this is old news, feel free to ignore. For all of the others... we're headed to Columbus, OH in July for Brad to do a one year fellowship program at Ohio State (yes, we are going from the Big House to the land of the Buckeyes!). Not sure just yet where our next stop will be after that but for now we're headed a bit further south :) We're hoping to sell the house here, but as you all know it's not pretty, so keep your fingers crossed for us! As for me, it's been a long time coming, but I'm wrapping up work as of the end of the year (woo hoo - one more day tomorrow)!! My company has been going through a financial restatement and transition of our corporate office to Dallas for a couple of years now. It's a bittersweet end; however, I'll still be doing some contract work for my company for a few more months. Don't think I'll find anything in Columbus just b/c it's only a year and not to mention the lovely job market out there is SO appealing.... so hoping for lots of quality time to hang out with Kaitlyn! Okay, so that's the one minute recap.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and is getting to spend time with family and friends during the holidays! I know we MISS your family and friends dearly!!!