January 16th - Mid-week?!?! It snowed!!!

 This winter I've been itching for it to snow even more than normal. Last week was spent watching the weather forecast and hoping the snow would truly come. Sunday double checked and notice it was now predicting snow for Monday into Tuesday instead of just Tuesday, though there was a winter weather advisory showing up on my phone. Therefore the appropriate response was to put the front window cover on my car and hope there was actually snow. Shortly after the flurries started, but the best part was Monday morning waking up to there actually being a dusting of snow!

Monday morning:

Monday lunch: 

Got it in my head that hot cocoa was needed and what's better than cocoa with cookies, with a hint of artsy in there. Monday afternoon:

 


Monday night after cleaning off and shoveling around my car: 
 

 

Tuesday morning it stopped snowing, but beautiful outside: 

 

Tuesday evening, the sunsetting and snow having started to melt along with being blown out of the trees: 


  

              



 

 



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