January is almost over....

I HATE January. Seriously, I despise the entire month. It is dreary and cold, I end up spending way too much time inside and not enough in the sun. I get depressed and cranky. This January especially sucked because Scott was gone for most of it. Since I knew that was coming, I filled the weekends with places to go and people to see to make it go that much quicker.

We spent the first weekend with Pamme in Asheville. That is one of my most favorite places to go. We can have an adventure or spend the entire weekend in our pajamas and it is always a good time. We did a little of both by going snow tubing at wolf's den. That was our first tubing experience and it was the perfect place for the kids to get the hang of it. We also got to eat at Early Girl which is one of my favorite places to eat in Asheville.

The next weekend we spent Saturday night at my parent's house. I went out with a friend for dinner and to karaoke while my parents took the kids to a movie.

On the 21st, Scott finally came home from China. It was really weird to have him here and be sleeping next to another person again. He didn't stop snoring while he was gone. :)

We went to West Virginia over the weekend. We spent Saturday at the state capital in Charleston and then visited the New River Gorge National River and surrounding areas to get 3 more park stamps in our passport. Sunday was Boy Scout Day at Winter Place and we had a great time learning to ski. None of us had ever been before and it was a great experience for all. One weird note, I ran into my high school boyfriend that I had not seen in about 13 years. That was very strange.

This weekend is Lorelei's birthday and we are headed to the circus tonight. Lorelei's friends are coming over for a dress up party on Saturday and Sunday we will be hosting the families. At least the month ends on a high note with that celebration. Hopefully February will leave us in higher spirits.