"Blizzard of 2011"...

Well, it is rare, but if it going to happen, this is the time of year for us... there is a small window of time in Texas that is actually winter and since that window is so small, our odds of getting snow are slim. However, even more rare for us is that we actually had 3 days that we actually never got above freezing!!! As my favorite weather guy, Jim Spencer, said, "Our Texas computer models aren't even setup for this kind of cold!" 

With all of the weather men quoting their "computer models", we had been expecting the snow for about a week. As with any other weather phenomenon in Texas, you believe it when you see it. We were told that the snow would happen overnight on Thursday. But not just any snow- measurable snow. That is the key in Texas. We may get snow, but the ground is never warm enough for it to actually stick. So, it snows and melts. However, since we hadn't gone above freezing for days, it was expected to stick. It didn't disappoint and Friday morning was beautiful!!! 

I was disappointed when I went outside to take pictures and found my camera battery to be dead. So, I didn't get any pictures in Leander, but Brad took plenty in Georgetown.

Brad's street

Brad's House

Brad's Car

Backyard

He also got some fun video of the dogs playing outside. The cold weather made them frisky.

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This particular picture makes me really laugh. One of Samson's really bad habits is that he likes to take our things outside. He doesn't chew them up or destroy them, he just wants them outside. He especially like to take clothing, ALL of his toys (and Chey's) and our shoes. He has even been known to drag out his doggie beds (squeezing them through the dog door)! If we are ever CERTAIN we put something somewhere and it is gone, we check the backyard and find it out there. So, apparently the night before the snow, he had taken one of Brad's flip flops out... Brad found it as he was taking pictures.

Look closely for all of Samson's toys that are in the snow.

Pretty girl

Crazy boy

I had brought my laptop home in anticipation of the weather. I am so glad I did because they predicted the snow but hadn't predicted the layer of ice that would form BEFORE the snow fell. The city quickly shut down because of icy roads. So, I set up shop in Laurie's kitchen and worked for several hours. The very few of my co-workers that did make it into work quickly cautioned everyone else against trying it. I am the FIRST to admit that the cars around me don't want me on the icy roads anymore than I want to be there. I am terrified of driving in it and not good at it. So, I wasn't even going to try it!!

After working for most of the day, I called it quits due to some remote connection issues. I decided to brave the grocery store and bought stuff to make for dinner at Brad's that night (he had gone into work) and headed that direction. 

We enjoyed a lazy night with the animals, a couple of movies and a nice fire in the fireplace. 

Zoe yawning...

For some reason, my cat Gypsy is mesmerized by the fire. She will lay there for hours staring into the fireplace or curled up asleep in front of it. She loves it.

So, that was the Blizzard of 2011. There is a possibility of ice again this week, but I think we have seen the last of our snow for the year. So, it is not quite like my friend Kara gets in Boston, but we will take it!!