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!

 

Lately

I realized this morning that I have not posted anything in over a month! Life has been particularly busy this winter. I am currently on March Break from student teaching in a grade 6 class, and I have been loving every minute of it. Halifax has also been hit with a multitude of storms, which has left us covered in a very thick layer of ice and snow. Usually I love going out and taking photos in the snow, but all the ice has made is all quite difficult. I think we're all ready for Spring! I'm hoping to get caught up on some posts in the next week. How has your winter been?

Winter in Albuquerque

A typical Albuquerque winter day. I miss those mountains!

December Sandias

I absolutely love how the Sandias look when they are dusted with snow. It makes them look so majestic!
I can't believe that I'm only getting around to posting Albuquerque photos now, nearly a month after I first went home, but life has been so busy! I'm hoping to catch up on posts in the coming weeks. Happy 2015!

Leaving Halifax

I'm currently sitting in the airport waiting for my first of three flights to board! I'm extremely excited to see my family tonight. It was really hard saying goodbye to Aaron and Findlay Bear, but I'm sure they will keep each other company. Here are a few photos I took of Findlay over the last two days! He is so adorable.

Holiday love

I absolutely love this time of year! I started decorating for Christmas as soon as we got home from Seattle. I wanted to make sure that I could enjoy it all for at least a whole month before I head to Albuquerque for Christmas. Our living room is home to most of the decorations, but I put snowflakes in every window of our apartment. The kitchen also has my cute rosemary plant decked out with ornaments! Findlay has only knocked the tree over twice so far, which is a huge improvement to him knocking it over closer to two times a day last year. However, I think he thinks that he is a Christmas decoration, as he is always hanging out and posing with them. But he also likes to knock over the flowers and chew on them, and move everything off the radiator to stretch out and sleep. I wish I was going to be with Aaron and Findlay for Christmas this year, but it's going to be so nice to see my family in a week! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!