January 28, 2014

Polar Vortex?

"Polar vortex"... if you live in Wisconsin, you've been hearing this phrase non-stop since the beginning of 2014. Polar vortex has brought some pretty frigid temperatures to our lovely area lately. Temperatures below freezing plus wind chill temperatures, meaning weather that feels like -35 to -40. Absolutely freeeeezing outside!

On the plus side though, there's no school today so I'm spending the day watching SVU, working on assessments, and working on lesson plans. The dogs are loving having mom home because they get to work up a sweat by laying on the couch cuddled in blankets all day. I know, hard work right?

2014 has been very cold lately, so that means lots of staying inside, cuddled in blankets, sitting next to the woos burning stove. And since we live in Wisconsin, cold temperatures and wind means it not very fun to travel outside because a) the wind blows the snow everywhere and b) let's be honest- it's cold out there!

But- last weekend Brad & I braved the elements and took a much needed trip to meet up with some friends. Friday night, we meant some of Brad's fraternity brothers for dinner. We had drinks, yummy food, and enjoyed laughs and conversations with friends. Our drive home was not so wonderful because it was snowing ((again!!))...

Saturday was family day! Brad spent the day snowblowing the driveway, and I spent the day doing my weekly cleaning. After all of that it was time to enjoy time with my family. Along with my sisters and parents we went to Madison for dinner and a hockey game. We love going to the "Nitty Gritty" for dinner before Badger games. They have great food & beer, and it's always jam-packed with other Badger fans! We headed over to the Kohl center to watch the Badger hockey team take on Ohio State. Unfortunately it wasn't Bucky's night and they lost, but it was still a really great game.

It was fun weekend and we enjoyed not being cooped up in the house. I'm counting down the days and minutes to nice weather so we can get back outside and we spend more time with friends.

Stay warm out there people!


Xo, Tiffany

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