LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW

Today Salt Lake City woke up to some pretty good, wet snow.

I was invited to go to breakfast with some friends this morning. We went to the Golden Corral and it was a first for me. I must say I was pleasantly surprised and Kristian and Aly even paid. (Kristian is my 3rd cousin and I went to elementary school with him. Then they have been in my ward and I was Aly's visiting teacher for about a year).

Upon arriving home from breakfast I found my two neighbor girls outside playing in the snow. Mikaela and Samantha are two of the cutest girls and it has been a LONG time since I have "played" in the snow, so I asked if I could join them.

I decided that I needed to go put my snowpants on so that I could actually sit in the snow and really "play." I just bought new snowpants and gloves and was excited to use them for the first time. (I am hoping to maybe get up on the slopes this season for the first time in 12 years so I wanted to be prepared).

They had red plastic cups and were building a "snowhouse." Like a sandcastle, but with snow. I kept calling it a snowcastle, but was corrected several times, it was a "snowhouse." It was a 3 story snowhouse and was quite fabulous if I do say so myself. I am sad I didn't get a picture. Although there is room for improvement with our technique and we probably won't be winning any snow sculpture contests in the near future, we had a lot of fun. I realized that I need to play in the snow more often. We were then going to build a snowman and a snowwoman, but mom said it was lunchtime for the girls and then Sam had to take a nap. That will have to be our next snow building project. I will try to get a picture next time. Maybe there will be enough snow in Richfield to build something over Christmas with my nieces and nephews. I will pack my snowpants!

OUT WITH THE OLD.....IN WITH THE NEW

I know that I am way past due for a new blog posting, but I did warn you that my postings would be very sporatic, so I don't say I never told you so.

My condo was built in 1985 and so I have been wanting to do some remodel/upgrade projects for a while now. I have done a few things, but nothing you would really notice......the boring stuff (new furnace, air conditioner, new windows, & sliding glass door, etc.).

I have lots of ideas and plans in my head that hopefully will materialize this next year. Now the fun stuff starts. I get to pick out paint, tile, new fixtures and who knows what else. This last month however I did get started on the fun stuff. I ordered all new appliances for my kitchen. I went with stainless steel and I love them! I had a microhood installed which I did not have before. With such a small kitchen it is nice to have my microwave off of the counter. I wanted to post a "before" and "after," but until I obtain the "before" picture that is on my parent's camera.....for now you just get the "after."

I apologize for the boring subject matter of this post. I am sure it is more exciting for me than for you.