During the eight hour drive, I took a turn behind the wheel while my husband snoozed a bit. We were crossing the stateline into South Carolina when I noticed tiny particles on the windshield. I squinted, looked twice, and then I said, "Honey, I think it's snowing."
David half-opened one eye, viewed the windshield and said, "Can't be."
Okay, folks. I lived outside of Chicago for years. I've driven through blizzards. Suffice it to say, Jo knows snow.
Minutes later, David's phone rang. Now he was totally awake. My husband explained to the caller where we were and where we were going.
The caller shared the weather report with David: Two to four inches of snow was predicted for the Carolina coast. It was snowing all along Highway 95. In fact, it looked like we were driving right into a blizzard. We stopped at a rest stop, and David took the wheel.
What did I do?
Well, folks, I couldn't take it anymore. I started crying. While the snow swirled around us, I had my own little meltdown.
This morning the headline in the Post and Courier notes that snowmen have invaded the yards in Charleston!
Yes, we drove south to escape the snow, and for the first time in 10 years, Charleston SC got four inches of cover on the ground. White powder dusted Kiawah Island, too. Our favorite restaurant, Rose Bank Cafe, was closed at lunch on account of "bad weather."
Sheesh. And now we're back here outside of DC, and guess what's expected tomorrow? SNOW.
Homemade Cork Stamp...
Before our trip, I did manage to send out a few valentines. I'd been saving corks from champagne bottles for some time, so I carved one of them into a heart-shaped stamp. Now it's not like I don't own a zillion stamps, but I wanted that special wonky look that cork gives.
Those cork-shaped hearts the pandas are holding are ones that I stamped. You can read how to make your own cork stamps here. (I've also posted a nifty recipe for broccoli salad.)
Okay, how was your Valentine's Day?
