Ralphie!

When I visited Cleveland for Christmas, I was able to spend time at my sister Monica's house. Of course this meant hanging out with her adorably energetic dog, Ralph. Here's a picture of Ralph being "calm", and then another after all of his calmness wore him out.

Love you, Ralphie!

Let it snow!

Ok, people. I wanna know why everyone in Charlottesville is afraid of snow. I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. I know real snow. For example, I remember many times where we had more than three feet of snow fall in one night. We're talkin' real snow storms.

As I grew up, there were many times where the snow was so bad they had to cancel school. But it was hard to get-- I remember waking up early before school to turn on the news and see if our school was listed on the bottom of the screen. I was frustrated many times, and I would put on my boots and begrudgingly trod to school.

Now let's talk about Charlottesville. It's like the city's never seen snow. Everybody freaks out. The weather report will call for a CHANCE of snow, and people are barging through the doors at my work to buy shovels, salt, and even sleds! In the three years I've been here, I've seen a total of three and a half inches of snow fall, and three of those were today. Before today, it's never even stuck to the ground. I do have to cut everyone some slack-- it really did snow last night. But I can't believe that three inches means a state of emergency here! Schools are cancelled, businesses are closed, and no one's on the roads. I had to go in to work today (my day off) because so many people called out because of the weather!

I think the snow is pretty. And I do agree, we should all drive more carefully just to be safe. Even a little bit of snow can be dangerous. But to swear off leaving the house? That's a bit overboard.

Drive safely everyone. It's a jungle out there.

Little Night Music Pictures!

Finally! The show is over and now I actually have time to breathe (and eat, and shower...). After striking the set (I spent a good hour with a power drill--it was great!), we all received a CD of pictures from the show, so I thought I'd share them here. Thanks to all my friends who were able to come, it made it so much fun for me. And thanks to all those who couldn't make it but supported me in so many other ways. I had an absolute blast!

Enjoy the pictures!

Anne and Petra, the maid

Now/Later/Soon

A night at the theatre

Oh so sad. I find out my husband is cheating on me.

A weekend in the country!

How exciting!

Arriving at the mansion...

Plotting revenge
Dinner

Silly, Henrik! What are you doing?!

Madame Armfeldt and her granddaughter

That's just a taste of this incredible show. So much fun!