Deep Freeze

The delayed winter has finally graced us with its presence and it looks like as if it is here to stay! This morning I woke up to my Dad ringing from his work warning me to be careful when I leave the house because these was black ice on both roads and pavements. I should have had paid a bit more heed to his advice...

Stepping out of my house this morning to go to the Doctor's resulted in me doing a little dance with death on the black ice and then falling flat on my backside. A lovely lady who was walking by stopped to help me (she probably had a giggle about it later with her friends but I appreciated the gesture). Deciding that the world was against me, I crawled back into the house, called the Doc's to say I wanted to cancel my appointment and then I crawled back into my bed to block out the cold.

I ventured back outside at 3pm to go into town and was amazed at how frozen my car was!

I went shopping for some delayed birthday, wedding AND Christmas presents (needless to say that I was very broke at the end of the shopping trip). I love shopping for presents and today was an extra special day because Mummy N passed one of her first exams, so the sister and I decided we should spoil her.

We treated our mum to some pink roses that were doused in glitter. Flowers are always a great idea for presents because there are different kinds to suit ANY occasion, and they last for such a long time basking you in their glorious fragrance.  Our living room smells heavenly! 

We also got some lovely 'little' cakes to celebrate in style. I mean, how can anyone have any type of celebration without cakes?

How are you surviving the deep freeze?

And it fell...

The past few days have consisted of me being ill in bed, dragging myself to university and/or snuggling up in front of the TV trying to figure out why my immune system has given up on me. In a time where everything looks bleak and dreary, it takes a lot to brighten life up again and in my case it was...SNOW! 

Everyone I know detests snow and are moaning at the mere mention of it but it is one of Mother Nature's gifts so we should embrace it and revel in its delight.

The following photographs are a little snapshot of my weekend...

I loved watching the ice cold snow fall gently onto the road  as I sat by my roaring fire inside.

There was a lovely glow outside as the snow fell at midnight.

Unlike the grumpy UK population, I had no issue wrapping up warm and going to play!

The inches of snow that fell last night!

The best feeling today was coming back inside FREEZING COLD after making our snowman (and having a LOT of snowball fights) and enjoying a gorgeous Galaxy hot chocolate with whipped cream on top.



What's your favourite activity when it snows?