white out

These are just a couple of pictures that I took from the blizzard that came our way last week and dropped around 16 inches of snow on us in one night and gave me a day off of work. Who would have thought that grown ups get snow days? The only bad part was in the process of digging out the cars I hurt my back and was sore for a couple of days, I guess I need to work out my back muscles more. In the exciting news department over the weekend Lexi and I were invited to the Christmas celebration at our local VFW bar which I think only the regulars are welcome at, so that is fun in Iowa.

blizzard sneak peek

I am lazy so it will take some time to put more pics up but they are coming...

cornbread

last night I made some cornbread in a skillet to accompany some frozen chili from my mom because the temperature has decided to drop drastically in iowa. The cornbread was good but it took a lot more work than a box of Jiffy cornbread would have and wasn't as good, although frying it for a second in shortening did make a nice, crunchy crust.

xmas decor

Here are some pics of the christmas decor that lex and I have displayed in our apartment for the holiday season. Des Moines is a very festive place this time of year as shown by the horse and carriage rides going by my window as I type and the fact that most people had there decorations up weeks before thanksgiving. Every thursday in december Valley Junction, my hood, has a christmas celebration and I am contemplating on checking it out tonight with my roommate.

Thanksgiving

So last week I went home for Thanksgiving and had a wonderful time with my family and friends (see above), it was nice to be home and have more than one friend within a 100 mile radius.