Toasty Varm

Today is totally one of those days where you just want to stay inside and cozy up with a blanket and some hot chocolate (with amaretto). For the last few days in Worcester it has been so cold, and today the weather went off the deep end. About an hour ago, it started snowing like crazy. Not pretty graceful snow, but blizarding, windy snow. It's already started to stick to the ground. Luckily, Amanda and I went out and got some groceries before the snow hit, but I am seriously dreading going to class in about 20 min. It just seems like the weather lately won't give us a break. Luckily, we weren't too damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but that doesn't mean we need the constant bombardment.

In going with the idea of staying inside and warm, I have a wonderful soup (which I'll post later) in a crock pot simmering for my dinner tonight and Amanda whipped together some cornbread and just took it out of the oven. Super cozy. I unfortunately finished all of my crocheting projects and need to run out to get more yarn because that would be the perfect activity for a day like this. 

As a little extra, we decided that we can go ahead and skip the charade of Thanksgiving. Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with my family over a large feast and being thankful for all I have. For some reason though this year it seems that once Halloween was over, people went straight into winter holiday mode. What's a girl suppose to do but throw on some Christmas records to occupy the time. I am seriously in such a happy time. The first record I ever bought on my own was John Denver and the Muppet's Christmas album and I have been in some serious states of heaven while listening to it. Between that and the Nutcracker album I have, I'm set for life. I hope everyone stays warm and safe and enjoy basically two months of holiday magical-ness!

P.S~ Can I get some love if you saw the post title as a Robin Hood: Men in Tights reference? Love Mel Brooks!