Stealth Mode

Those of you that know that my husband, Chris, know that he is a pretty easy going and quiet sort of guy. While some occasions call for a response from him, he normally listens and keeps quiet in a large public setting. Let me assure you, this is not normally the case when he's around his sisters (whom he loves to pick on) or when he's here at home picking on me and cracking jokes. He is without a doubt a great source of joy in my life. Sunday it rained alllllllllllllll day. Temperatures were in the low 50's. Sunday night as we were getting ready to go to bed, we realized that the temperature outside had dropped drastically and it had already put down an inch or two of snow. Being that we didn't even know snow was in the forecast, we were a bit shocked. As Chris and I were laying in bed discussing the events of the day I mentioned that I just couldn't believe a few hours before it was dumping rain and that the temps had been well above freezing most of the day. I also commented on how weird it was for it to be quiet again since we'd been hearing the pitter patter of rain all day. Without missing a beat Chris said to me..."It went into stealth mode." Those are the times I'm thankful for Chris's quiet sense of humor and the way he enables me to forget about any life stresses at those random moments and just simply laugh.

Sunday afternoon Tanya, Jess (other bridesmaid), and I were able to surprise Elana with a bridal shower. We had about 30 people come celebrate with us and the look on Elana's face when she arrived made all the planning and stress worthwhile. :) I'm not sure she could have been more surprised and Chad was a big help in making that possible. Thanks for being so cooperative, Elana. :)

 

The continuous rain made the day a bit of a challenge but thanks to Chris and my Dad, the guests were able to stay relatively dry while the vehicles were stashed at a completely different location. Chris is my hero -- his socks, shoes, and jacket were completely soaked by the time the party was over but he didn't complain once. :)

We are still trying to get things worked out with our car. Yesterday I took it to the garage to have them check out the muffler/exhaust to make sure that wasn't damaged. No cracks in the system but they did have to do some adjusting to get it back into it's normal position. We are hoping to make an appointment at the body shop soon to get the car fixed up. You never know how much you miss your trunk until you can't use it. 

Yesterday I made another Strawberry Pie and I took pictures this time. Man is it good!! I keep telling myself that if I continue making Strawberry Pies each week and thinking of warmer weather, it will carry me through until Summer actually arrives. :)