A Whole New World

As I mentioned yesterday, our time in Frisco for the sleigh ride was cold. But, it was a new experience for us because although we try to do lots of outside stuff in the summer, we're realizing that we don't get out and about that much in the winter.

Look how beautiful it is!

We are used to seeing this landscape covered with green grass and a few wandering elk. We are used to sweating our way through it rather than cranking the heat up all the way and piling on extra layers. 

This was the view from our hotel window: 

The roads were like this, so we took it very, very slow:

We reviewed the real estate listings over breakfast. They were a teensy bit out of our price range.

Take a look at the icicles on this boutique. They are no joke!

This experience prompted us to get some winter activities onto the calendar. I'm not sure why we haven't done much of that before? G - thanks to his time in Germany - has snow boarded quite a bit. I've never skied or snowboarded at all, so maybe I don't know what I'm missing? But first on our list is cross-country skiing. It looks like hiking on speed. This intrigues me.

But first I must finish grading.

And then we must celebrate this whole week of Christmas. Hope things are merry and bright in your house!