Happy 2011

Long time no post! What's new? First, Happy 2011! Rob and I kicked off 2011 with my family in Orlando FL, followed by a Caribbean Cruise. Pretty awesome way to start the new year if you ask me. We all had a great time. The weather was nice and hot, the ship was big and beautiful, we snorkeled with sea turtles in St. Thomas(which I have been wanting to experience again since Barbados!), drank too much rum punch and got pirate tattoos, sang along with Kory every night in the Schooner Bar, ate way too much delicious food each day including midnight snacks of pizza and cookies, were reunited with the crazy cruise director Graham who was our very 1st cruise director 4 years ago if you can believe it, lounged on the beach, shopped in St. Maarten and over all just enjoyed another fun family vacation.

We got back from our cruise last Sunday, and upon arriving back to mainland immediately heard that a huge snow storm was headed to Atlanta that night. At first it seemed exciting and a little unbelievable. Well, it happened. We woke up Monday morning to about 4 inches of snow and ice covering the ground. Being from Boston, I know 4 inches does not sound like much, but when you take into consideration how Atlanta handles snowstorms, it is A LOT to deal with. I now understand why people say the South shuts down when it snows. There are no plow trucks or salt trucks to remove of the snow and ice, so therefore it just sits there making it impossible to drive anywhere, and we all sit here and wait for it to melt. Ahhh! Rob was supposed to start class on Monday, but classes were cancelled for the week, and Rob worked from home for 4 days because road conditions didn't improve until today, Friday. Finally, the ice is starting to melt. I can't wait until the sidewalks are clear because Roxanne is really starting to miss her daily walks!

Today is a good day, because Rae and Jo are coming to visit for the weekend! I have not seen them since last summer, so it will be great to catch up and show them snowy Atlanta!