A huge mess … that’s what!! I think Mother Nature is drunk or stoned or something. Doesn’t she know that it’s not supposed to rain when there’s snow on the ground? In December?

We had a brown Christmas. The first that I remember. Yeah … it was strange, but I wasn’t that upset. One week later … all hells broke loose. I can deal with snow. This is ND and this is December … almost January. But I don’t like this shit that we’ve got this weekend. We’re in a winter storm warning until Sunday nite (at midnite). It’s 34° out right now and raining. It was raining a little when I went to the grocery store. And then when I went to Walmart the skies opened up. There are large puddles all over. And the streets are a slushy mess where there aren’t puddles. I sure the hell don’t want to be out driving after the temps drop below freezing. It’s gonna be one icy mess. I’m glad I took Tuesday off of work now. Hopefully the mess will be cleaned up by then.

And New Year’s Eve should be fun. Drunk people driving in the slushy, possibly icy, mess. That’s a recipe for disaster. Hopefully people will be smart.

I’m not sure yet if I’m going out. I didn’t really want to … don’t want to deal with the drama and shit at the bar I usually go to (I won’t get into it, but it’s all very much like junior high … LOL). But Robin mentioned that she wanted to go out. I was gonna give her a call tonite to see if she still wanted to. I wouldn’t be heartbroke if she said no. It’s not like I’m gonna have anyone to kiss at midnite … But … Avalanche is playing and I always have fun with Robin. I’ll just have to wait and see.

Mood: blah   Ultimate Tornado

I always say … I’d be happy if we didn’t have snow ’til Christmas Eve and then it can melt on Dec. 26th. Yeah … we already had some snow, but it’s all gone. The temps have been pretty nice lately. I believe it got up to 41° or 42° today. And it was close to that yesterday. Christmas is only 5 days away, and we don’t have any measurable snow on the ground.

The forecast has a chance of snow on Friday, but it doesn’t appear to be much. I can’t remember there being a Christmas that wasn’t white. I’m not gonna complain though. We could get a blizzard and be buried in a couple feet of snow at any moment … this is North Dakota after all.

I’ll keep ya posted if we have snow or not (not that you probably care … but I’m gonna tell ya anyways).

Mood: drained   Christmas Do-Over

It’s hard to believe it’s December with the temps out right now.

I went to the grocery store a little bit ago and wore my leather jacket. I didn’t even button it up when I walked from the store back to my car. I came home and opened up my balcony window. It’s nice to get some fresh air in here.

This mild weather means that the streets are melting too. I just wish the sun would hit in front of my garage to get rid of that thin sheet of ice. I still need to get a decent shovel, so I can’t chip away at it. One of these mornings, I’m gonna go crashing down ‘cuz I’m not paying attention.

I did some Christmas shopping this morning. I was actually at Walmart before 10am. This is the 3rd weekend in a row that I’ve been there by 10am. I wanted to get there before the mass of people go too large. And I’ll probably be out there again next Saturday to do some more Christmas shopping since I get paid next Friday.

I bought some of my baking supplies too. Between what I got at Walmart and what I got at the grocery store, I think I’m ready to go. I’m only worried about running out of a couple of things … brown sugar and petit four cups (for my peanut butter cups) and maybe cream cheese (depends on how many batches of tassies I end up making). I’ll probably run out of butter too. I got 2 pounds. I shoulda got 3. The unsalted stuff is cheaper at Walmart than at the grocery store.

My Christmas tree is now complete as well. I put it up after I got home from Mom and Dad’s after Thanksgiving … so it’s been up a while. But it’s just now complete. I bought a box of candy canes to put on it.

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I think I’m gonna wait ’til tomorrow to start my baking. I need to clean up the apartment some and I just don’t feel like standing around the kitchen when it’s so damn nice out. And I could use a nap too … LOL. Whatever happened to me being able to sleep until noon on the weekends. Ah … the good ol’ days.

Mood: okay   Froggy 99.9FM

I guess I should have expected it. It is December 1st. This is North Dakota. Winter had to come at some point.

There was some snow on the ground when I left for work this morning. Not a lot, but enough to be noticed. And on my home tonite (after getting my oil changed), the snow started coming down again, and at a pretty good pace. When I was eating supper, it was coming down and blowing around a lot. And it’s snowing a little again now.

I know I should be used to it. But I don’t think I ever will. If I didn’t have something to complain about … I just wouldn’t be happy … LOL.

Mood: blah   NASCAR Awards Banquet

One week ago at this exact time, I was loading up my car to head home for Mom and Dad’s for Thanksgiving, and I wasn’t wearing a coat. There’s no way in hell I would go out without a coat today. It’s 8° out with a windchill of -11°. What a difference a week makes … especially in North Dakota.

But I guess I shouldn’t complain too much. We still don’t have any snow on the ground. And I’m fine with that.

Mood: hungry   30 Minute Meals

And I am soooooo not ready. But I’d better get ready. ‘Cuz there’s no stopping winter.

I know that I shouldn’t complain. I do live in North Dakota. And it is almost November. And it could be worse. Out by Williston and Minot, they already had a couple inches of snow by the time I left for work this morning. I only had to dig out my scraper from the trunk to scrape off some ice on the back window of my car.

I’ve always said … it can’t snow ’til AFTER my birthday. Can’t Mother Nature wait just 15 more days? Is that too much to ask? I don’t think so …

Mood: hungry   30 Minute Meals

Well … it looks like winter decided it wanted to come for a visit …

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And it looks like it’s gonna stick around for the rest of the week …

Thank goodness it’s just light and will *hopefully*melt quickly. I guess the roads are pretty slippery around town (according to the radio). Good thing I don’t have to leave the apartment at all today.

Mood: blah   Froggy 99.9FM

The past couple of days have been kinda chilly up here. I don’t think it’s gotten past 56° or so. It’s been a little chilly in my apartment too. I’ve been wearing a sweater the past couple of days. I broke down and tried to turn on the heat tonite. I say TRIED because I turned up the thermostat … but NOTHING happened. I’m guessing they don’t have the heat turned on in the building yet. I think it was this way last year too. It kinda sucks. It could get down to 32° tonite. I’d like to turn the heat on so I don’t freeze overnite or when I get up in the morning. Guess I’ll just have to pile on blankets if it gets too cold tonite.

Mood: cold

We hit 100° …

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Mood: dorky

Today looks like it is going to be the nicest day that we’ve had in some time now. I am SOOOOOOOO glad that the rain has left … at least for now. It’s about 63° out right now. I just stepped out on my balcony (I am SOOOO happy I have one now ). It is SOOO nice out. I really hope that this nice weather will help turn my mood around. I really need a mood-adjustment. I just wish I had more spending money so I could go out and do something to enjoy it. But my windows are open wide, letting in that very nice spring day. And I’ll probably be spending part of the day out on the balcony. I hope we can string together a couple days like this.

Mood: chillin