Snow, snow, and more snow

So I haven't blogged in a while, but there hasn't been too much going on around here except for snow. I shouldn't complain about snow, especially when I hear my North Carolina friends (Sunday, in particular) so excited about the prospects in the forecast, but it is strange that I have not seen the ground in a very long time. As I sit typing, I can hear my neighbor shoveling his walk. Being a public transportation commuter I get a little more frustrated with the snow than the average joe, trudging through unpaved sidewalks and streets or stepping shin deep into dirty slush in the wee morning hours, but don't let my views skew the amazing thing it can be. Now there are good things about the snow. Duke can't even handle how much he loves snow. He literally jumps straight up in the snow. It's hilarious! He throws himself around in it.


(these were from our first snow)

Adam has been hiking various mountains in the New Hampshire area with our friends Steve and Dan, then they snowboard down it. A mountain all to themselves. It's a pretty cool thing. Here are some pictures from one of his adventures.





And you can't forget the waves in the winter. Some of the best surf has come around this season.



It has been a good winter. The snow covers the dead brown look of winter and makes everything look pretty. Early morning drives to work, which Adam has so selflessly offered as the temps plummeted the last few weeks have been quiet and serene. The Charles River maintains a layer of snow and ice over it giving it a shear, untouched look. We have already received this year more snow than Boston's average for the whole winter season. In fact, we past that mark a few weeks ago. It was great yesterday having a day off after a 4 day stretch working at the hospital and curling up under a blanket as the snow came down sideways outside of my window. It has been a true New England winter. It really has been one for the books. Even including an ice storm which sent Adam hurling down our front steps, cracking his head open, and getting a concussion and staples! That's a story for another time...