Snowy Days

This winter has been so consistently snowy. It seems like every week we are getting more snow--with even more supposed to come this weekend. I love snow--if it is going to be cold, I want snow. Fingers are still crossed that we can manage a snow day before we hit March.

Snowy evenings lead to...

...snowy mornings.

A certain puppy decided she doesn't mind the snow after all once she figured out that...

...it was basically tastes like one of her favorite edible treats--ice cubes--as long as it's not yellow. She played and ran outside for at least an hour until she got chilly....

...and came inside to spend the afternoon with her favorite heated blanket.

Last night a group of fellow 2Ls got together at our house and we had a vegetarian dinner night. We had 13 girls--half who are vegetarian--and each person brought their favorite veggie dish. It was a lot of fun--everyone brought great dishes and it was great to get some more ideas. I made a roasted red pepper sauce over ravioli and almond lace sandwich cookies. Some of my favorites that surprised me were "snobby joes"--a veggie spin on sloppy joes, a barley dish (i had never had barley before besides in beer), and teriyaki brussel sprouts (which i usually absolutely hate but these were fabulous). Everything though was really good! I think the girls want to make it a monthly event, which will be fabulous!

Much Love,
Lauren