It’s been sooo many years since we had a snow day in Atlanta. It was also John’s last day home after a month of Christmas break. I couldn’t have asked for anything better than having my family trapped at home with me :-)
I was the first one up with the puppies and relished in copious amounts of coffee while the snow showered down. It was simply perfect.
It was Anna Dasher’s first snow and she was just too cute. At first she was timid and literally jumped off of the snow. But before long she was zooming around having a ball. She injured her paw somehow but it has healed up nicely and isn’t bothering her at all now.
I made our favorite breakfast casserole. We knew snow was coming so I planned a decadent day of eating :-)
Once everyone was fed, we ventured out to take pics and so the boys could play with the puppies. I have 7 little boys in the three houses immediately around me and it was so sweet to see them out ALL DAY. I fondly remember our last snow when my boys trudged in heaps of snow and wet clothes all day long. Time flies.
This year, they were happy to linger over long meals, board games and hot chocolate.
Lunch brough chicken ramen noodle soup – the recipe I shared Sunday.
We cozied up with a puzzle, books and videos all afternoon.
We gave Honey a sous vide system for Christmas and it’s been a huge hit. John requested steaks, truffle mashed potatoes and asparagus for his last night home.
Happy hour brought Empress 75s for Honey and me, and hot chocolate for the boys. We broke out the last of our Christmas monk’s head cheese.
After our meal, we played board games late into the night.
It was the perfect day!
Saturday morning I made John’s last breakfast request – cinnamon rolls!
He lounged with us most of the day while the temps melted ice on the streets and headed back to Auburn around 3PM.
I didn’t realize how hard it would be to say goodbye this second time around. My heart felt like it actually hurt. His room is a true disaster but I haven’t felt like sprucing that up just yet. All that said, John brought home a 4.0 first semester, loves Auburn, is thrilled with his fraternity, still adores his roommates, and has a great community there so I remind myself often throughout the day how happy he is and how thrilled I am for him!
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