Minnesota greets Baltimorons with lots of the White Stuff!

The eve prior to our MSP arrival (1 week ago now) we hear the news- it's snowing. It's no surprise as it is Minnesota; and it is December. But going from the coast inland and upward, it was quite dramatic to see the snow pancake on my parent's patio when we arrived! Lucy and Stella have never seen snow (or at least do not remember if they did). We slid open the patio door so they could touch some and they both started to cry (before they even touched it). It took 2 more days before they finally realized that this fluffy white freezing cottony stuff was pretty cool (no pun intended).

We have yet to hit the slopes with the plastic saucers and Frosty has not yet come alive- but we have done a fair amount of stomping through the slush and sliding (mostly unintentionally) on ice. Hopefully we will get another layer soon to cover up the now graying of the snow banks.

 We are renting our own apartment this visit. It's right on the Mississippi and we are on the 20th floor, so needless to say, we have quite the view. It takes some of the stress off the family. It can't be fun to put up with two 2-year-olds for 24 hours a day (especially if you are not used to it!)

I took a chance and posted a "housing wanted" ad on Craigslist with the price we were willing to pay to rent someone's space. A woman contacted us the next day and said she goes abroad every year over this time and wanted to rent out her place but didn't want to deal with the hassle of finding someone- so it was really win-win! We have two bedrooms and two baths which is a bit more than we would have staying with fam; there is a workout room on the 24th floor overlooking the Mpls skyline and there is actually a continental breakfast every weekday morning (and no this is not a hotel).

Even though we will be here for a total of one month, time always flies when we are here. So hopefully we won't get too comfy in our digs and just stare out the window all day!