The Random Ramblings of Samm Diep

Not more than five hours after my last blog, we attempted to brave the storm for some fondue. You see, it was Chisolm's birthday and I made the mistake of suggesting fondue. Well, that was before I realized the entire state was on emergency shut down. It takes a lot for that to happen here. We know how to handle snow in this state!

Anyway, this photo doesn't do it justice, but here's Chisolm at the back door posing with the drifts.

Just before Vegas plowed his way through it...

Unfortunately, we didn't make it to fondue, but we did make it to the grocery store where we bought lots of cheese (to make our own fondue at home) and other goodies and rented five videos: The Family Stone (entertaining but strangely directed, we were pleasantly suprised to discover it was a holiday movie), United 93 (interesting and touching movie, i just wish the acting was better), Team America (very funny and offensive all at the same time, much better than I expected), Capote (been wanting to see this one for a long time!), and Brokeback Mountain (curious about this one). Man! It's so much cheaper to rent movies from the grocery store than it is from you-know-where. Most of the movies they still consider New Releases at the other place are only $.99 from the grocery store. Oh! And we ended the evening with a brilliant movie and an early stocking, The Village.

We camped out like refugees on the floor in front of the couch and didn't move for about eight hours (it's been nearly ten, for me).

I'd like to think Chisolm's Birthday still ended up okay even though we were snowed in. There was no cake (because we have SO many sweets in the house already), but I did make a deviled birthday surprise.

I hope the weather clears up by the end of the week because Rose and her boyfriend Tom are spending the weekend with us. They get in on Friday. YYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!