
well, today we finally got a snow day, after a mere 20-ish inches piled up. (here's a pic of the blizzardy snow this morning. see how the snow is close to the branches of the pine tree? the first branches are about 2 feet off the ground, if not a little more.)
midwesterners are quite undaunted by snow. when we first moved to these parts, i would often call my work colleagues to see if we had a 2-hour delay on snowy mornings. "a what?" they'd reply. "we're already at work." i'd then hurriedly get out of bed and rush to work a little depressed.

so, i had to learn how to buck up and take these snowy midwest winters with a grain of salt. snow doesn't keep you indoors here. well, except if it's a blizzard. that's where the brave midwesterners draw the line.
and today i am reverting back to my east coast ways of snuggling up for a movie and reading a good book (in between keeping up with a toddler). last night i made a loaf of cinnamon swirl bread -- it turned out perfectly. i was so impressed with myself, and i told mr. pike i was amazing. when he tasted my bread, he agreed. we each had two slices last night with hot chocolate as we watched a movie. it's so soft and little chewy. i think i hit bread perfection -- if only i could always repeat these kind of results!

and that's how we kicked off our blizzard celebration.
2 comments:
That bread looks amazing! Where did you get the recipe? That in combination with a day inside with the Pike family sounds pretty amazing. Way to live it up!
you are amazing and you need to post that recipe;)
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