It's SnOwInG

I can hardly believe it's SNOWING!!! Now I know that this isn't a big deal for most and even a few years ago it wouldn't have been for me, but now I live in Houston. Some parts of Texas get snow, but hardly does it ever happen here since we are on the coast. Today it was bitterly cold and there was a rumor of snow and then a little after 4pm soft flurries fell from the heavens. I of course alerted the whole office since I had a window view. The last hour of work we discussed the snow, so not too much was accomplished. I was convinced that it would soon melt away, but as the night has continued on the snow keeps on coming. We are now close to an inch. I made all my animals play in it and I even built my first Texas snowman. It's a great night I hope it doesn't melt away by Christmas even though I know it will and it will probably be 80 degrees, but I would love to have my first White Christmas.

Christmas...Here I Come

This year I am not getting into the spirit of receiving. I can't think of anything that I truly need. Why waste money on thinks you don't need? So Al and I aren't exchanging presents with each other, but we are going to go get a whole bunch of pet supplies and donate some money to a local pet shelter. I am really excited about Christmas this year. Even though I probably won't get too much. I guess it is true that it is better to give rather than receive.
Al and I finally got a fake tree. I am not excited about this because I love that real pine scent. Al's been begging for 5 years. We ended up buying a 9ft tree. It is huge. I've been listening to Chirstmas music for a few days now. Usually I am not even a fan of Chirstmas music. I can hardly wait for all the lights to go up around the neighborhood. I think this will be a great Christmas. This is just a short random blog, but I am really, really, excited this year.