Snowbound and Dreaming....... (A post made by Mel, since P is busy being a SMARSH/BABSON dork these days)

Ahhh....cabin fever.

Gotta love it.

We've been living in the Pacific Northwest for over 3 years now and have never seen this much snow in the city. The mountains, yes. But here in Portland? Nope. I thought I left this weather when we moved out of Philly....

It's weird. At first, I loved seeing it come down. I gave Pauly his Hannukah gift, a nice retro record player/radio/stereo system, cracked open some vino, played some old vinyls, and went for a walk in the snow.

I don't mind that I can't drive in this, but it sucks that the bus isn't even running. So I can't even go to the gym, which is only a 5 minute drive away. And no, HELL NO, I'm not walking up a steep insane snowy bank to get there. (I value my health and all, but not to that extreme).

Two days off from the gym is not a big deal. I can wait.

But now I'm kind of craving warm.....

What I wouldn't give to go here RIGHT NOW:

http://www.hotelriadcelia.com/

And pretend to live abroad, drink tea at high noon, cocktails before dinner, and indulge in a nice horseback ride into the sunset?

Hmmmm....we can all have our fantasies right?

Ick. I'm counting down the days (literally) until we head to Montego Bay, Jamaica for BJ's wedding......

I need a vaca like no other!!