habits of hibernation

this past weekend, the second big storm slapped my lover, the windy city, in the face. it came out of nowhere. it started snowing thursday evening and did not stop until early this morning.

what's a girl to do when you cannot step foot outside because a) it's snowing. b) it's freezing... hibernate! that is what i did for the entire weekend. i left the apt four times this weekend including once on friday to crunch it out at the gym, once on saturday to join mr.right and his sweet southern momma for mexican food, then twice sunday for lunch with j to the j and grocery shopping.

i also had another first this weekend. when j to the j and i stoppled through the snow to my car (since we were oh too lazy to walk to lunch at spicy pickle, a new-found delishy sandwich shop), i found roxy covered with snow and at the looks of it not able to vrrrrrooooom her way out onto the street. i actually had to put my new red shovel to work and dig roxy out of the snow. j to the j found this quite amusing, while she was a spectator inside roxy smiling and laughing at me while i shoveled snow here and there.

other my my four landmark outings, i realized what people meant when everyone goes into "hibernation" during the winter. so, most of my time spent in the apt this weekend went to organizing my entire room (i.e. closet, shelves, armour, nightstand, vanity, etc). that was a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders. i also watched many movies, actually cleaned more than usual, re-sealed the den windows, cooked cornbread and boiled some sweet tea for my roomies.

i have also adopted a new hibernation hobby, reading. as most of ya'll know, i am not a big reader unless the book is catchy and factual. my new favorite book, next to one fifth avenue, that i zoomed through last week and all night friday, was Marley&Me. heart-warming, miss-your-loyal pup, can't-put-it-down, realizing-the-true-meaning-of-life. that's my description of this tear-jerking true story. boy, did it make me miss my sweet jelly belly and reminisce about my childhood black lab, maggie.

first snowstorm/hibernation weekend conquered. done and done.