We’re in!

Here’s some highlights:

It is 7 degrees (feels like -10) right now.

It was 0 degrees with gusty winds yesterday when the moving company from Baltimore arrived and had to unload. Not to mention the 4 inches of snow and ice on the ground. There was a squall on Thursday night, which apparently means that arctic wind blew in from Canada and dropped a few inches of snow in less than an hour and left behind frigid cold. (Oh, that hour of snow was when the movers were bringing things here from the apartment!)

Sam is not too sure about the back yard yet. There’s too much snow and he’s not used to the sound of the wind in the trees.

And now the good stuff…

The house is gorgeous.

The fireplace is very cozy, especially after being out in the cold with the movers.

There was a full(ish) moon last night that lit up the back yard and the woods.

The sellers left us a welcome home gift: a dog treat for Sam, bird seed, a little plant and some Haagen-Dazs coffee ice cream.

The hardware store in town is great, says Thommy. And so is the little Italian restaurant and wine shop.

Now we have the weekend to unpack a little and settle in before Thommy is on his way to Germany, Belgium and Sweden on Monday. Blog ya later!

1825 days

or 43,800 hours. or 2,628,000 minutes. or 5 years. That’s a lot of wedded bliss.

Happy Birthday Thommy!

Weeeeeeee!!!!!!  Indoor skydiving! We had a blast… Happy birthday to Thommy!

Weekend Watch: Thommy turns….29!

I’ve got something fantastical in store for my wonderful husband’s birthday on Sunday….check back on Monday to hear about the super special surprise I pulled off!

the quincy hat

I’m not a good knitter. That’s ok because the ladies I’ve been hanging out with on Saturdays are.

I’m working on this gorgeous (and remarkably easy) hat from Made in Brooklyn.

My yarn-fiend friends will drool over this site.

We’re slightly addicted

…to iPhone Scrabble. It’s a wonder I continue to play because I never win. And I mean ever ever ever. In fact, last night Thommy beat me by 175 points. And then, to make me feel better about it, he took a screen shot. That’s love.

Other fun stuff

Sammy had a great Christmas morning opening his present from Aunt Robby….a beautiful pink Snuggie!

Sammy loves opening presents

And really felt very macho in the pink snuggie...

Until Thommy decided to torture him with it.

On Saturday we went to the monthly bluegrass jam at the Stagecoach Tavern in Groton. It was such a good time, we can’t wait to go back next month.


(That’s not a zoom…we really were that close to the banjo guy. The players aren’t on stage, they are just hanging out where ever there is space…in this case, at the bar next to Thommy.)

Making new traditions

Snow tubing on Christmas Eve…

It's not easy pulling off those sunglasses. Not many people can do it.

lunchtime cringe anyone?

I don’t have time to update you about my life, but apparently I do have time to review some Sketchy Santas while I eat my lunch today:

Crap, I forgot my watch.

Thommy and I came across this slightly creepy grandfather clock restoration shop last weekend. Note that all the clocks are at a different time.