Let It Snow--PUH-Lease!

I will admit to frequent daydreams of living somewhere tropical, like Hawaii, where I can run outside all year long, preferrably along a beach, and wear flip flops in December. :) So why, you may ask, am I anxiously awaiting more snow? The answer is simple--I live in UTAH. There's supposed to be snow here. If I'm going to live in a tree-less state (if you've ever lived in the South, East, or Pacific Northwest, you would call it tree-less too), then there better be some other perks, like snow and fun-filled snowy days. We haven't had too many of those lately. Its been practically balmy. Yes, good for running outside (except for the other day when I swear I got frostbite on my face during an early-morning run), but not good for snowman-making. We have been seriously deprived in that area lately. We did get one good snowfall a couple of weeks ago. It was beyond awesome to wake up and see this backyard view:

And my hottie after shoveling the driveway is a nice sight too. Oh wait, no, that was me who shoveled the three-foot wall of snow in front of our driveway that was given to us courtesy of the snow plow--while he was at the gym. Oh well, he's still a hottie.

Needless to say, we greeted the snow like a long-lost friend and played in it as much as possible.

We even built a little snow slide on the side of our driveway with our neighbors.

So so fun. But that was two weeks ago. We are ready for more! I've been wanting to try Holland out on the ski slopes this year, but its hard to do that when there isn't much snow. I don't like skiing on the man-made stuff too well. Who does though? Ok, I'll stop complaining now. :) It actually rained today. Its not supposed to rain in January! But hopefully that means snow is close behind....