The First Snow of 2010 & Our First Day Snowed In :)

December 15, 2010

Sunday this past weekend, Ryan and I were supposed to go to Ryan’s cousin, Hector’s graduation party in Argenta. Unfortunately, as all of you living in Central IL know, we got hit with a pretty bad snow storm. It wasn’t so much that the snow was deep that kept us stuck at home, but instead the fact that we couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of us. (In the picture below, you’ll see Kit wasn’t even too keen on venturing very far away from the house and normally he’s thrilled at the thought of playing in the snow!)

In this pic you can just barely make out a wood post off the main road and a little light from a house down the way. They’re right next to the tree on the right side of the picture. You’ll have to look really closely to make them out.

So Ryan called the family to let them know we wouldn’t be able to make it. If we had a truck or some vehicle with four-wheel drive, we may have tried to get there. But with my old little Ford Focus with bald tires – we opted on the safe side. (Note Ryan’s new favorite pants in the picture below. These were handmade by PhunkyPatches at etsy.com. Here’s the link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Phunkypatches)

So what did we do? We got nice and cozy at home. 🙂 We put on some warm comfy clothes (sweatpants and sweaters) and relaxed at home. Of course on the first real snowy day of winter, we had to make something nice and warm to eat, like stew. And that’s exactly what we did. We threw beef, carrots, celery, potatoes, onion and a little bit of garlic into a pot of water and let it simmer for a good 3-4 hours. I’m not much of a meat eater being a vegetarian and all, but this stew was delicious! I just avoided the meat and it was a great vegetable soup!

And of course, anyone who knows me, knows that I like to end the day with a dessert. So we popped some chocolate chip cookies in the oven and made a delicious batch of little bite-sized treats. It was a perfectly sweet ending to the meal.