So here we are in mid November and already we got half a meter of fresh new powdery white stuff covering the ground. It's beautiful and it's early. I guess that is "making up" for last winter when we hardly got any snow and it came very late in the season.
The ski slope operators are thrilled. So thrilled, in fact, that they've decided to officially open some of the slopes early this season, namely, this weekend. My husband is on cloud nine and brimming with excitement. He could hardly contain himself today. He reminded me of a little boy on Christmas Eve waiting for Santa.
Speaking of Christmas, all this snow has put me in a cheery Christmas mood. I hum Christmas tunes in my head, I add every single Facebook application that has to do with Christmas on my profile and I have started to check out Christmas cookies recipes because, drum roll, are you ready? I will attempt to bake Christmas cookies this Christmas! Ta-ra! And not to forget one of the very joyous aspects of the Christmas season - Christmas shopping! Music to my ears!
Speaking of Christmas shopping, that is exactly what we are planning to do this Saturday in Thun before heading out to a Christmas dinner party hosted by a dear friend who has been so kind to invite us for yet the third time after we've had to cancel the last two times. We are very excited to be attending this year since our friend's Christmas dinner party has an outstanding reputation for it's excellent food and drink as well as excellent company which combined makes for an excellent evening.
I will be making a Mediterranean style roasted vegetable salad with olives and feta cheese to take to the party. How inappropriate for a Christmas dinner. But i thought i'd bring a little sunshine to a cold, snowy evening. And it goes so well with red wine and grappa.
I may have hated winter before, but i seem to be developing a certain liking to it slowly but surely now that i live in a winter wonderland. In the years past, winter used to mean cold, wet, ugly, grey days and freezing nights and horrible driving conditions. Now, winter is still cold but it means something very different to me. It means beautiful, white, crisp days and magical glistening starry nights and cozy, pleasant train rides. As i look out my window now, i can see the snow under the light of the street lamp falling gently and quietly over the empty street. The ski slopes will be nice and crisp tomorrow morning awaiting their first eager skiers. My husband will be one of them. I promised to drop him off at the slope early in the morning so he can squeeze in a couple of hours of white pleasure while i go grocery shopping and make my sunshine salad. Then we're off to a fun winter evening with good company, good food and good drink.
Winter is here and for the first time in my life......i'm actually happy about it!
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Congrats on the snow!
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