BACK TO BLOOMINGTON!!!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, that mess above is what I drug in out of my car upon arriving back in Bloomington yesterday afternoon. Do I pack too heavily? Most definitely. Especially upon considering that I didn't use half the stuff/clothes I brought home. But you know what? I was gone for a month, and it's better safe than sorry when it comes to having the proper attire! I even managed to make myself unpack EVERYTHING last night, which normally doesn't happen for a few days.

At first I was questioning my early return back, because I found out we were FINALLY supposed to get close to 3 inches of snow at home, but much to my delight the forecast here was 4 to 6 inches. I think at this point in time we've got around 3, and it's still coming!!! I know this isn't a lot for those of you in most wintery places, but I LOVE snow and it's the first big one of the year, so I'm very excited about it! I went to the grocery when I got home yesterday to make sure I was ready for a few relaxing days in. I think I'll start working on some more of my brother's Senior Memory Scrapbook here in a bit. Right now I can't even keep myself from looking out the window every five minutes.

Luckily I'm like a five year old on Christmas morning, and I couldn't keep myself asleep for long this morning, because they started bright and early shoveling the sidewalks and plowing the parking lot. Honestly, I don't think it would have normally woken me up anyways, and it's so nice to live in a complex where they do that and do it WELL! Last year they mostly just succeeded in making the parking lot and sidewalks one big ice skating rink, and I could hardly get my poor little Mustang (NO traction on any snow or ice of any sort, hell, even rain) out of the parking lot most wintry days.

I'm also enjoying the colder apartment, because my family's house gets a bit warm. With no overhead fan, or fan of any sort, to move the air around it can get a bit stuffy and difficult to sleep. I'd much rather it be cold and pile myself under layers and layers of blankets, which is exactly what I did last night! Now I believe I'm off to bed with my coffee to watch some movies and stare out the window, because upon my last inspection I discovered the snow is coming down EVEN HEAVIER now! Hooray!!!! I think I definitely need to live somewhere with more frequent snowfalls when I get out into the real world :-).