Snow Boots

I have been complaining to Spencer for some time about my wet feet after walking through the snow in my very not-snow-friendly shoes. I had my eye on a pair of boots that I thought were both cute and warm, but Spencer told me he thought they were ugly. Alas, we went out to run errands on Saturday and I got them anyway. After all, they were nearly 50% off after using the "Christmas Money" discount. My feet love them. Although Spencer said he didn't like them, this is what I found when I came in the living room after church:

Lookin' good!

I even had to bribe him with a few bites of my cereal (he was jealous of my Frosted Mini Spooners) to take them off. At least if he still doesn't like how they look, he can understand the coziness is worth it!

A (Very) Long Weekend

Hooray for no school on Monday! All of the museums in Cleveland were free on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so we went to the Great Lakes Science Center with our neighbors for a few hours in the morning.

I fully intended to take some cool pictures of us inside, but it didn't happen.

For dinner, we had a get-together with some friends. We all miss the deliciousness of Cafe Rio, so we just get copycat recipes off the Internet and make it ourselves!

I think this was the 3rd "Cafe Rio Night" that we've had. Yum.

In other news, we went to the temple on Saturday and were called and set apart as ordinance workers. We are so excited about it! So if you're there in the morning of the first or third Saturday of the month, be sure to say hi.

Winter Wonderland

We had a winter storm warning for Tuesday and Wednesday, and boy was the snow coming down fast! By Tuesday night it was level with out front door.

It may not look that bad, but keep in mind that there is a step up to our front door. They had not plowed our street by the time Spencer had to leave for school on Wednesday morning, so it was an adventure getting down the road (we got stuck a few times).

On a different note, remember our dining room?As you can see, it needed some help!

Well- good news! Our dining table arrived at the end of December, and I just put up some much cuter curtains today.

What do you think? (Uh, don't forget that I had nothing to do with the leaves stenciled on the wall, nor am I allowed to paint over them :)