sand to snow

i just got back from a five mile run in the snow. it's not actually snowing, but the streets were covered from yesterday's downfall, so we crunched along through the powder and slush. it was actually quite invigorating and running at night with the blanket of white and the moon lighting the way was beautiful. i'm trying to get used to snow being a part of my winter reality. so far so good! yesterday we were out and about in milwaukee and the snow was coming down in flurries. i had my new puffer jacket (see previous post) and my new christmas scarf so was sufficiently warm!

we were out with jason's mother for the day and she took us to the Pabst Mansion. this is the 'pabst' of 'pabst blue ribbon' beer. she's a tour guide for the mansion so we really got the inside scoop - it was very interesting! she's a serious milwaukee-phile, volunteering at the mansion, the ballet, the theatre, and lots of other local treasures, so i think i'll be in good hands as i'm trying to get to know the city!

we also found a place we liked in the third ward district. but after getting home, crunching numbers and looking at the stats for the US housing market, we're still debating whether it makes sense to buy vs rent. we shall see. we're in no hurry. i've got to get to africa and back before we need to get really serious!

and tomorrow we're setting off on our 18 hour drive to denver to get some skiing in over the new years holiday. we should be there by monday night around 8ish. in time to watch the ball drop.

happy new years to you and yours wherever you are.

(oh, my mom said that blogger was forcing people to log in in order to leave comments. i think you can still tick 'nickname' and just type your name, without logging in, to leave a comment. can someone try this and let me know if it works?)