It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood

Ain't it pretty today?!?!

Well, now that we've successfully managed to track down all the members of my immediate family and Alex's immediate family, I'm allowed to post the following pictures.

This is how Alex and I spent the morning...

Because this is what I'm wearing now....

Here's a close up, because I know SOMEONE will ask.

And, because you've been asking, here's what happened.

Yesterday I had to go up to my employer's k-town location. It was gross out. The snow was starting to melt. When I got the airport and put my bag through the x-ray machine, my phone rang. (The x-ray machine people at the airport LOVE me, because this happens all the time). It was my Dad, checking to see if I made it to the airport and if my flight was delayed. I made it. The flight was only delayed by about 15 minutes. Seems as soon as he hung up the phone with me, Alex called to ask my Mom and my Dad if it was okay to ask me to marry him.

I met my Mom at the airport after my meeting and we sat and had coffee for an entire hour and she didn't even blink. YAY MOM!

This morning I realized that I didn't have a bus pass for this month so while we were having breakfast I asked Alex for a bus ticket so I wouldn't be late for work. He insisted on getting it for me even though I insisted that I didn't need a bus ticket to eat my breakfast. Off he went and I just shook my head. SILLY SHANNON!

Alex came back with the bus ticket and then all of a sudden he got down on one knee, showed me the ring and said will you marry me...

I said YES...of course...

So my plan to not be late to work was foiled and now I've got no focus, but it's Friday and I'm taking next week off, so it's OKAY!

That's all...

24 days 'til Christmas

not wettest, but definitely snowiest

Well...goodbye November...apparently you were one centimeter away from being the wettest November in Vancouver and you beat the old snow record by something like 15 centimeters.

TOMORROW'S DECEMBER.... :)

and now it's going....

rain rain go away...come again another day...

sigh...I liked the snow...

winter wonderland...

ahhh...sooo nice!

SNOW DAY!

My first ever snow day...I still have to work from home, but I'm at home! There is an institution-wide power-outage where I work, so they have cancelled all non-essential services today.

It's pretty treacherous out there...I'm glad I don't have to go to work and
everything I could possibly need today is within walking distance of my
house. I am a little concerned because Alex will have to go to work and
that means driving on the horrible roads...

It was beautiful last night. Alex and I went out wandering and it was so nice...and even this morning it's still pretty out! Just COLD!

Shannon and Alex

The snow on the deck just kept piling up yesterday...

The deck yesterday afternoon

The deck last night

The deck this morning

The men came back last night to work on the water main again. We had a
notice on Thursday that the water would be off on Friday and it was
just a bit disconcerting when they came back at 1:00 am last night.
Apparently the boil advisory is still on though...

out our front door

isn't it pretty?!

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

and oh, is it ever snowing!!!

It's so pretty, but we're not going anywhere today unless we go on foot. There's still apparently a snow fall warning in effect and we might get even more tomorrow!

It was snowy last night, but when I woke up this morning, I just KNEW it had snowed a ton...you know, that snow light in the room, yeah, it was sneaking in and when I opened the curtains, sure enough, lots of snow!

last night

this morning...

more snow this morning!

What you can't actually see in these photos are the HUGE snow flakes that are still falling...ahhh...snow!

will it ever end?

Our rain, which brought a water advisory, has turned to snow and low temperatures which brought a snow fall warning and still a water advisory.

I do like the snow much better than the rain...that I will admit! We had plans to go out tomorrow, but if the advisory is still on, maybe we'll just bundle up and go for a wintery walk instead of trying to brave the street of Vancouver, where people just don't know how to drive in the snow!

Environment Canada's Official Weather Warnings

Warnings

Greater Vancouver
9:47 PM PST Saturday 25 November 2006
Snowfall warning for
Greater Vancouver continued

Up to 10 cm of snow expected for most areas with 20 to 30 cm possible inland and over the higher terrain areas of the south coast and Vancouver Island.

A strengthening Arctic ridge over the British Columbia interior is pushing cold Arctic air up against the east slopes of the coastal mountains. Strong outflow winds have developed through the valleys and inlets as the Arctic air rushes towards the coast. As the high continues to strengthen winds will increase and temperatures will gradually lowel resulting in wind chills in the minus 20 to minus 30 range. These conditions are expected to persist for several days.

The Arctic air is moving into the eastern Fraser Valley and will deepen over the Lower Mainland through Sunday. Meanwhile an intensifying low over the pacific will approach Washington state Sunday morning. Snowfall is becoming more extensive across the warning regions this evening and will result in 5 to 10 cm of snow by morning. Ahead of the low especially over parts of southern Vancouver Island slightly warmer air near the surface will result in a mixture of rain and snow until the low passes. An additional 5 to 10 cm of snow is likely over most areas through Sunday as the Arctic air slowly deepens as the low moves across Washington. The highest amounts of snow will be in the Fraser Valley and over the higher terrain areas of Vancouver Island and the south coast where amounts of 20 to 30 cm are likely from the storm.

I stand corrected

Apparently punk gave me ROSES when I first returned from England six years ago...in my old age, my memory is failing me although now that I have been reminded, I think maybe they were yellow? or have I lost it completely?

I like flowers...I like the flowers

When I was a kid we used to sing that song - I like the flowers, I love the daffodils; I like the mountains, I love the rolling hills...Alex came home last night with a bouquet of red roses for me. I don't think anyone has ever given me roses before...or if I did get roses they were part of a mixed bouquet...SO PRETTY!!!

Oh, and the SUN IS OUT!!! YAHOOOO....it's probably cold outside, but that's what winter coats are for, right?