After some very well orchestrated chicanery I can now share a couple things that have been going on behind closed doors. On Thursday, Josh flew out to San Diego to go see Spencer for his birthday. A lot of people were involved keeping this on the down low and thankfully not one person spilled the beans. I wish I was there to see the look on Spencer’s face when Josh walked out of the bathroom at his mom’s house. It was a quick trip and it was about Spencer and hanging out with him which is why we kept it on the DL. Last trip we got so spread thin with plans. I hope he was able to recharge, get his man time in and get some good Mexican food in the process.

So that left me with the nugget for 5 days. Five very challenging days cause Josh made the biggest mistake of joking with her that she was boss for the weekend. She took it quite literally that’s for sure and despite his having a talk with her, it didn’t necessarily sink in. Oy. Paired with some serious cabin fever on both our parts, you can only imagine the explosions.

It has been pretty damn cold, enough to not want to go anywhere. As predicted, on Friday we got the first real snowfall of the season. It started like a light dusting and several hours later it ended up piling up to about 3″. This also contributed to our staying in cause A) people cannot drive in the snow and B) I am probably one of them since I have NEVER done it before. Good times.

As the snow started to fall, Reza geared up to go out in it. I would be an asshole for denying her my company cause I am cold. So I piled on the 50 lbs of gear and went out with her to get some photos. Taking photos in snowfall is harder than you think! Keeping the lens clean, holding the camera with big ass mittens and the focus shifting around with the movement of the flakes. Pain in the ass but I still managed to get a couple of good ones.

Look at me, looking all at peace like I love being out in this shit. Look, I will be the first to admit it: snowfall is beautiful and magical. If it’s going to be this damn cold we might as well have the white blanket to go with it to lighten up the grey and glum. But I am counting down the days to Spring. I am ready for green stuff yo.

Reza was dead set on making a snowman but the truth is even though we got enough to make one, it was the fluffy, dusty kind of snow which isn’t conducive for frosty status. What I did have to do is go out and shovel the driveway in case the stuff stuck and turned to ice. 9 p.m., shoveling snow and it’s like 19 outside. Oddly enough that 19 didn’t feel so cold anymore once the snow fell. It was kind of surreal cause the snow was done, the skies were clear, starry and the almost full moon was shining her glory on a blanket of white. Kinda cool. There I said it! Snow shoveling: one more thing to add to my “firsts” list.

Josh comes home tonight and I cannot wait. I don’t like being away from him one bit. My scales tip all over the place without his energy around. Which brings me to development #2… We will also be picking up Tom and Ruppy from the airport as well. Tom is gonna chill with us for a while. Sometimes friends need friends more than you think and when you have the means to be the hand to help someone get up, you just DO IT. No doubt. How long that will be is to be foreseen but for the time being it’s the right place to be on many counts. Shit, I won’t lie, it will be nice to have a slice of home around especially when the disdain for NJ is at an all time high on our end. The cats are going to hate us and the dog visit for sure, but we will find a way to make it work so there isn’t too much critter chaos.

On that note I part, I got a house to pretty up for the arrivals and more laundry than I ever wish to fold. And yes, we got greeted with more snow this morning, it will make the drive to the airport that much more interesting. Wish me luck.

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the rest of the photos can be viewed over on flickr