SNOW....

Over the weekend it snowed about 20 inches in Salem, VA; which is crazy because we typically don't get snow here. On Friday at about 2:30 it started snowing, and didn't stop until about 1 on Saturday. As Virginia typically doesn't get snow, it made things quite interesting. People just are crazy here and cannot drive in any sort of weather conditions!! Andy and I went out on Sunday afternoon to find countless cars just parked in the middle of streets, neigborhoods, etc. Apparently, the motto is to just bail out wherever you are around here because no one pulled off to the side of the road!! It took V-Dot about 2 days to get some rough plowing done, but its still a mess. Obviously, they are not very well prepared here as the state hasn't seen this much snow since the early 90's. Luckily, the highways are clear, so we should be able to make it to Illinois this week. We may have to alter our plans a bit on account of the still bad roads in West Virginia, but hopefully, the majority of our drive should be smooth sailing.

Fall in Virginia

Its not hard to guess what Andy's favorite time of year is, of course fall because of deer hunting, but I'm guessing that not many people know that it is also my favorite time of year! I love when the weather starts to turn crisp and cool and autumn colors start making their way out. This year has not doubt been the prettiest fall I've ever seen. The trees have turned magnificent colors this year because of all the rain and cool summer. Everywhere you look there are bright reds, yellows, and oranges on the trees. It is really one of the coolest things I have ever seen. We feel so lucky to live in the mountains of Virginia during this time. Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous day. We decided to start off the morning on a drive through the mountains behind our house. It was sunny and about 65 degrees, which is just about perfect. Then we hiked up our backyard to see the view from on top of our own personal mountain. You can't say that when you live in Illinois!!