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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
The weather is starting to warm up here in Utah, but back a few weeks ago this is what it looked like at Bear Lake. It was like an eternal winter. Truly. I couldn’t imagine where all that snow would go.
We invited up a few of our close friends to hang out with us. We hid out in the warm cabin while buckets and buckets of snow came showering down.
I could swear there was at least 4 feet of fresh snow.
We didn’t mind a bit. We chatted, and visited…played some cards…
indulged in a few delicious confections. Might I recommend this fabulous Almond Joy creamer. Please pour it in a mug of hot chocolate at your earliest convenience. It’s heaven in a cup, baby.
After we had been inside for quite a while, a few choice individuals couldn’t stand it one minute longer. The eternal winter was closing in, man. This particular wild cat threw off her comfy socks, rolled up her pjs and just Let It Go, baby. Can you believe all that deep snow out there!
She couldn’t believe it either. For The First Time In Forever, she ran around in circles with snow up to her knee caps.
And then, my guests started dropping like flies. Out into the snow they went…
running and jumping around like they didn’t have a care in the world. I may or may not have passed out on the living room floor from laughing so hard. Now, I don’t know much, but there is one thing I know for sure…I always want to have wonderful people around to laugh at with. That familiar saying about laughter being the best medicine? It rings true for me.
Running through the snow in your bare feet is funny to watch, but it turns out to be a little more pleasant when you put your shoes and socks back on. Note to self.
Cool cat.
Whoa, who let that girl with the yellow hat out of her cage? The hat was 25 cents at Walmart, okay. I just could pass it up. Now that I see it from a distance and on my actual head, I may never wear it again. Another note to self.
We did a bit of sledding…
had a snowball fight or two…
or three…
and then we played in the snow until it was dark outside and we felt like drinking some more Almond Joy Creamer Hot Chocolate. There was a lot of laughter to be had right in the middle of the FROZEN winter. Who would have thought. It was one of my best winter memories, for sure.
We have been loving Disney’s FROZEN soundtrack all winter long, have you heard it? I hate to admit it, but sometimes I listen to it when my kids aren’t around. I know, juvenile isn’t it? I can’t help myself. It puts a big old smile on my face and quite frankly I feel proud to be walking the same planet as the people who are talented enough to write something so clever and endearing. Love it. There are a lot of great messages there.
FROZEN is coming out on DVD this week, on March 18th I believe. I would love to give 3 of you a DVD/SOUNDTRACK combo pack. All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one of the things you loved doing this past winter.
Before you know it, spring will be showing her pretty face…
…and that is a beautiful thing in its own right.
The Giveaway will be open until Tuesday March 18th at midnight. Winners will be announced and contacted on Wednesday March 19th, bright and early with the sunshine.
DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored post, just a little gift from me to you.
This was our first winter in the midwest and the polar vortex kept us inside a lot! We spent a lot of time watching our fireplace dvd and drinking hot chocolate.
We moved to TX from CA. On the 4th day of our arrival they had a big ice storm! How fun for us non snow natives to not only see it snow, but watch the boys play in it.
My favorite thing this winter was sledding with my 2 boys, then coming inside and drinking hot chocolate and snuggling under a big warm blanket.
We enjoyed many visits to Disneyland and a meet and greet with Anna and Elsa. Hard to tell it is Winter here in Southern California.
I loved spending an overnighter with just my husband at a friend’s cabin for our anniversary in December. Loved having the real live fire place going (not a gas one!) with the snow outside and all the little shops, etc decked out in Christmas decor. So rejuvenating to have a night without the kiddos! ???? And frozen is the first “girl movie” my boys have showed any interest in…like ever…so I’m super excited about that!!
I loved going to drill team performances and competitions. My youngest is a senior in high school, and this winter I’ve been able to attend her performances. It’s hard to believe she’ll be graduating soon and moving to attend college.
I loved making hot soups this past winter and eating them while watching movies with my family. 🙂
Because of the cold snowy weather, my family was at home for several days. It was so nice to
have my entire family at home to eat and play games. It was magical.
Listening to good music and eating good, warm food.
Houston had an oddly colder winter but not bad. My sister in Michigan had a blustery winter. I enjoyed having an excuse to check up on her and seeing how she was doing, more than I normally would. She shared pictures of all the snow they got, a lot! I love my sister. BTW, I love the BYU snowcap on your pic.