snow!

Let the records show that we have snow at the coast! Actually, we've had snow one other time that I can remember in the 7 years that we've been here. It was relatively soon after we moved here, I think, and we were really surprised then. Just as I am now. It's just not something you see when you live as close to the beach as we do. But I'm seeing it now, and I.am.loving.it.

I've always loved the sight of falling snow and maybe it's because I don't live somewhere like IL where they've had enough snow this season to last them until Jesus comes back, probably. Growing up in the piedmont of NC, getting snow was a treat and usually meant being out of school and getting to enjoy it from the comfort of my own home with my family. I know that's not the way it is up north...and I'm sure that has something to do with my attitude toward snow. But it is what it is. And I'm totally digging the fact that this all started about 10am today and has.not.stopped. It's now almost 5pm and it's still coming down. We had a few pockets where it eased up a little or trickled down to almost nothing briefly, but for the most part, it has dumped about 2.5 to 3 inches in our "neck of the woods". And counting!

It amazes me how different a town or neighborhood can look after snow has fallen. On the way home from work today around 2:30pm, I was noticing that. Things that ordinarily are dark and maybe not so noticeable suddenly catch your eye. That patch of woods that doesn't really look that big? The snow reveals just how far back it goes! And everything seems so quiet...the neighborhood is just tucked in tight by this clean, fresh blanket of snow. I took a short video of our backyard as the snow was falling...so quiet...

Of course, I took some pictures, too, because, after all, this is a "first" for our "new" house (that's not as new as before, but new nonetheless) and it has to be documented! :) Beautiful...

more progress!

I have more progress to report on my craft room! Jeff's been working here and there as he has time to get the corner unit ready to install on what I'm now calling "the lower level" of cabinets. On Tuesday, he got it all glued up before dinner so that it could dry while we ate. We actually had our friends, Joey & Amy, over for dinner Tuesday, so Joey was able to help Jeff get the corner unit in and then they went ahead and installed my L-shaped desktop! It.is.so.cool. See for yourself!

"crafty" countertop...

We're in the midst of a four-day holiday weekend (Jeff's actually had the whole week, the stinker) and as is usually the case, Jeff has been working out in his shop with this fairly big block of time to get stuff done. He's making progress on my craft room workspace and I thought I'd show you what's been happening.

As of now, the L-shaped desktop/workspace is cut and laminated with my cool "crafty"-looking countertop that I chose. Jeff's had a couple guys out here helping with different things (and I've even helped a few times). His buddy, Kenny, came out and helped him cut the countertops and get them all ready for the laminate.

Then his buddy, Grayson, has been here today helping him put the laminate down and getting the countertops fully ready for installation. Of course, he can't install the countertops until he has the corner-unit in and they're actually still out there right now, working on that. Things are coming along!