Weekend of Snow

Lucky for New York City, Nemo* wasn't so bad.  Just another big snow and is currently being washed away by the now 40 degree weather and rain.   But I thought I'd share with you Pics from our "Big Storm"

 In the ten years I have lived in NYC, I don't think I have owned a good pair of snow boots so I bought a pair from a boutique under our apartment building.  They were having a huge sale.

Friday, in NYC, wasn't supposed to see much, on the ground, accumulations but the "wintry mix" was more snow than rain and we definitely got some nice snowy sludge.  

Saturday morning we woke to somewhere between 7-11 inches.  In New york, because of car and foot traffic, the mounds of snow get pushed to the street corners and turned into puddles of icy mess. This is the #1 and only real reason I HATE snow in New york.  Having the proper boots helped this time.  But the issue is finding a place you can step when crossing the street that isn't 2 inches deep of icy water.  Sometimes you think it will be more shallow or even frozen just to find out you are ankle deep in water. NOT FUN.  The top left corner and bottom right corner pictures above are proof of those disgusting messes.

New York was on the line of the storm that allowed us to get lower accumulations and less of a slap of snow.  Further north got hit pretty hard.  Most of this snow will be gone by the end of the day with the rain and warmer temps we have today.  Bye Bye snow!

* PS - Can someone tell me why we are naming snow storms now? Also, why Nemo?  

Come on, Irene!

One of my greatest regrets over the last few days is that i did not get more pictures.  I took a few with my phone but that, unfortunately, is all that i managed.  

After having to leave the lovely Camp Kirkwood on Friday, we arrived home at about 9:30pm.  We were pretty wiped out from the day so we went straight to bed, knowing that the next two days would be either full of rest or full of chaos.  A friend of ours lives in the Lower East Side which was one of the areas that had to be evacuated.   So she came to stay with us.  Having her here was fun and light.  Always a good thing!

We woke up Saturday morning, made breakfast of pancakes and bacon.  Then enjoyed a day full of movies. It became a Chic Flick Marathon.

Some Things I Like About Being Home

I am home, in Alabama, for a week to visit my parents.  I arrived mid day yesterday.  Its been a little hard to get anything up so I thought I'd put a few of the reasons I love being back home.

1. Thunderstorms.  We have had two storms in the 36 hours i have been home.  I took these and now find myself wishing we had more evening lightening storms.