Snowy Wonderland & Teaser Pics of Our New House!

Well, it's true: today our governor declared a state of emergency for Washington, due to the weather. Yikes! It's been an interesting week. I've had half days at work yesterday and today, and Chels' work closed Tuesday and hasn't yet re-opened. My bus, which I refer to as "the snowmobile" has been running uninterrupted this whole time so I haven't had an excuse to miss work this week. However, on the ride home this afternoon, I saw two other buses on my route jack-knifed and abandoned while trying to get up the hill, so we'll see what tomorrow brings...

Here's a picture of our street. Luckily we have a garage, so our car doesn't look like these!

Here's a snowy picture of our townhouse--I promise I'll try and take better pictures once the snowflakes aren't flying in my eyes!

The backyard actually has a little snowdrift! Kind of funny, I hadn't seen a snow drift in Seattle yet before this...

Here's Kitten enjoying herself in front of the gas fireplace in the living room

Here's the living room. The windows and balcony face out over the backyard.

Check out the snow! It's a pretty good amount for Seattle. I went to Ace Hardware to buy a shovel and some salt on Sunday morning and the guys there were all trying to talk me into a different shovel. I ended up going with my first choice, even though one guy said he thought the snow would make the shovel too heavy for me--guess I should have told him I'm a farm girl from Minnesota, and I've seen the likes of snow & shoveling many times before!

Here's a shot of the dining room and kitchen.

A close-up of the kitchen. That's all you get for now because we are still unpacking. Some of you have been so patient (ah-hem, Ashley), you'll just have to wait a little longer to see the rest! We really are loving our new house, it's nice to have a place of our own to call home.