There has been so much to write about and things that have caught my mind and heart but I have not sat down long enough to put it down in words. We still have no internet. My fault. I don't want to use my minutes so I have been waiting till I am in the office. I then get to the office and either forget the number to call at home or just plain forget that was the purpose of my walk over. Soon enough we will have internet and I will be able to blog much more!
We got our first real snow early on Sunday morning or through the night really. It was one of those nights where I was up 10 times and tossing and turning struggling for sleep. One of my trips to the bathroom I peaked out the window and saw that it was snowing. The color outside was fantastic, pinkish tint painted the clouds with an innocence blanketing our beautiful acreage. It was wonderful. It made my sleepless night worth it.
I looked at the clock it was barely 5am. I looked at Bryce for any glimpse that he might be awake and he was very handsome but very still and asleep. I sat there trying my best to remain motionless and wait for him to wake up. At last he rolled my way and I whispered "Hey, you awake?" He barely said yes but that gave me a chance to tell him about all the snow outside. He was definitely still very tired. So I kept laying there hoping he would get up soon.
At almost 6am he started moving around and acting like he would be getting up soon so I jumped out of bed and told him I just had to go outside to see the snow. It was still pitch black but very special outside. It was quite, pure, and cold. I went back in and we both spent the next hour reading etc. As soon as there was enough light out we put all sorts of clothes on and went on a hike in the snow.
We looked for animal tracks and signs of beavers. I love how the snow clearly reveals what has been walking around, where they are going, and where they have been. You can't really hide stuff. As we were walking Bryce mentioned how we have always had great first snow of the season days. I knew exactly what he was talking about! Even though I am not a huge fan of the cold there is something about the first snow that brings this inner kid inside of me out and this urge to clothe up and go on an adventure with the one I love.
Bryce and I have now had 5 first snow of the season days together. I remember in detail every one of them. They have always been special to both of us. In fact, a couple of my favorite pictures of us are from our first time together in the early winter of 2006.
Well, that may have been a little boring to read but here are a few pictures. It was pretty dark outside so they didn't turn out to good. We definitely don't take as many as we used to. But we have many unforgettable memories stored away in our hearts.
All our lakes were actually frozen until the snow storm.
All those dots on us is from the snow.
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