Winter Wonderland!
So this post will obviously be dedicated to the recent snowstorms that hit the area but also a few brief announcements are in order.
First, Dan (that's me) moved from his one bedroom apartment in Arlington, VA to a three bedroom house in Springfield, VA. It's pretty decent house with plenty of "Boscoe" windows for the big guy to sit at and watch the happenings of the outside world. It also has a decent size backyard for him to roam around and bark at the cars that drive by on the other side of the 495 soundwall which is across the street.
The new house!
Second, it's not official yet but it looks like I'll be deploying for a few months to Afghanistan to support my current boss. The deployment will be very short in duration, comparatively speaking, and very educational to say the least. This was a decision Holly and I made together for a number of reasons which don't need to be discussed here but we just simply ask for your continued prayers and support. I should be home for the start of football season...I'll leave it at that. :)
Finally, onto the snowstorms!
Holly really liked the icicles!
If you have been living in a cave, you may not have heard but the mid-atlantic area got hit pretty hard in the last couple of weeks with substantial amounts of snow. So far, the total this season is at about 55 inches which beats the 54 inch record from 1889!
Poor California Jetta had no idea what to do with itself with all this snow!
First we were hit with about 12-18 inches back in mid-December and then we were hit with another 6-10 inches on 29-30 January. THEN we got hit HARD this past weekend with about 24-30 inches and just when we thought we'd be able to dig ourselves out...here comes another one! So we got hit on Wednesday (10 Feb) with another 18-20 inches of the white stuff.
The picnic table in our neighbor's backyard seen in this picture is now buried!
Phew...now I know that's not a big deal for some folks who are used to getting massive amounts of snow but for the DC-Metro area, it pretty much shut down everything...to include all federal agencies. That being said, I got four free days off from work! And thankfully, the cable guy came out on Tuesday (the only lull in the weather so far) to install cable and internet in the new house which has significantly contributed to my sanity.
This is the end of my street...which has yet to see a plow to date!
By the by, people out here can't drive in the snow. Apparently 3 feet of snow means you can do whatever you want, park wherever you want, and tailgate whoever you want. Not to mention the nice people who shovel out their cars into the street! Grrrr....
Anyhoo...enjoy the photos!
