A short trek to the store

We decided to walk over to the store to get a few more snow snacks. I have never in my life seen so much snow! I was amazed. Aaron has spent almost every winter of his life in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, so he wasn't as flabbergasted as I was. I just hope this was the last storm of the season... hopefully it can melt as soon as possible!

Snowy days

We have had so much snow this winter. I don't think I've ever in my life seen more snow. I've heard it's been record breaking amounts. Since last night, Halifax has gotten about 50 cm, on top of the 30 cm that fell on Sunday. Suffice to stay: we have spent A LOT of time indoors this winter.

Since almost everything has been closed today, Aaron got to stay home! We've made the most out of the situation: we've been living in cozy pajamas, drinking lots of home roasted coffee and espresso, played a board game, watched a few movies and Better Call Saul, enjoyed our #stormchips, we've been listening to the incredible new Modest Mouse album, Strangers to Ourselves, and we've just been spending time together and with Findlay. I took several photos of our day, including our Monopoly game, which Findlay was extremely interested in.

I hope that all of you are staying warm today!

 

Friday love

Aaron and I both have Fridays off from class, so we always try to go on a mini adventure. This Friday was freezing, but it was sunny and the snow from the blizzard was still everywhere, so it was just gorgeous out. We drove up past the Dingle to a lake, which Aaron told me is called "Frog Pond" (I personally think they could have come up with a better name, considering how picturesque this lake is). Anyways, we walked through the snow around the lake. It was the perfect mini adventure. Afterwards we came home and hung out with Findlay.

I love Fridays.

Pre-blizzard sunset

We had a pretty big blizzard here in Halifax. It started late Tuesday night, and snowed most of Wednesday. We even got a snow day, which was quite nice. The snow was blowing around so much, I could barely see the house across the street out my window. Before the blizzard, there was an eerily beautiful sunset. The sun set while the sky was rapidly becoming overcast, giving it a muted, unassuming look, but I thought it was glorious.

Blizzard

We had a cozy, mostly indoor day today during the blizzard. I attempted to go on a walk this morning, but only made it as far as the park. We also went on a little expedition to get some groceries, as Aaron had mostly been living on cereal, coffee, and frozen pizzas in my absence. Other than those two outings, we stayed in, kept warm, played with Findlay, and relaxed. And I made some Mexican hot chocolate, with extra chile powder and cinnamon.