In a week that comes armed with a list of things to get done, I think it is a good idea to pause and reflect before hitting the ground running.
The weekend started out with crazy and insanely warm weather – it was in the 70’s on Friday and we had windows open much of the day! We contemplated having an outdoor happy hour, but the neighbors’ chorus of leaf blowers made conversation challenging so happy hour was indoors where conversation did not have to be shouted!
Silly neighbors – all they needed to do was wait a day because Saturday brought gale force winds which whisked most of those remaining leaves away.
Saturday also brought our first snow of the season! I don’t know about you but 70’s to 30 and snow in less than 24 hours is some weird weather! The snow persisted much of the day, but little stuck to the ground.
There was a bit of football on Saturday and MICHIGAN WON! One more game to go and then, hopefully, the Big 10 Championship Game!
Sunday morning was even colder and the dusting of snow made everything so magical! Even though my burning bush is now considerably lighter in leaf coverage – there are still a few clinging to the branches and it looked so stunning against the white snow!
We began the planning for Christmas decorating this weekend also. I will begin working on this over the course of the week so I am all finished by the end of next weekend. A little bit each day seems so much more manageable and far less daunting that tackling the entire process in a day or two! Although, it is now apparent that we should have put lights up outside on Friday, I am hoping that the mild weather they are calling for on next Friday is reality and not a “best guesstimate”!
Well, I had better get working on this list – I hope your weekend was refreshing!
We had the same weather and it was fun to see the storm progress across the country from Margene to Kym to Vicki to you, finally arriving here. We’ve got cold with blustery winds again today, so it’s a split pea soup and baking bread kind of day. No Christmas decorations here until Dec. 1st!
I had hopes for a warm day last Friday but it never really got above 60. I sat out in the sun for a few minutes but it didn’t really warm the house up too much. Now it’s cold and windy and we got a teeny bit of snow, too. Brrrrr.
Our condo crew decorated everything over the last month and they must be so pleased with themselves as we had the same weather front got through here. More (mostly rain) is headed your way!
The wreath is already on the door, and I have plans to wrap the front porch columns like candy canes — I think the weather will warm a bit so it won’t be too uncomfortable! After the fiasco that appears to be the Packers this year, the football love is being directed to the Badgers!!
I think your approach to Monday is a lot more calming than mine 🙂 Sara’s short visit for Thanksgiving means I won’t think about Christmas (well, at least I’ll TRY not to think about!) decorations until next weekend. Happy Monday!!
Sorry for your snow! We didn’t have any – just winds and cold! The burning bush did indeed look lovely.
Cheers~
Lovely photo. We didn’t have snow just cold and wind.