so the close of my break is coming.  im not sure how i feel about it.  on one hand, ive really enjoyed having all this free time to do whatever i want and to sleep in and stuff.  on the other hand, i havent really done anything besides catch up on sleep, read a lot and sit around our house.  i think that it will be nice to get back to work so that i actually have to get up in the morning.  it will be nice to see everyone again.

the first picture of the road.  can you tell that stu took the picture? :-)

to end the break with a bang, some friends of ours planned a trip to the coast and stu and i were invited.  we were actually supposed to leave friday morning so that we could spend friday and saturday night but unfortunately, we received a frog for christmas who needs to be "spritzed" every few hours.  so we decided that we should only go for one night.  we were going to meet sarah and noah in florence at 3 this afternoon.  the plan was to rent a yurt and pretty much just drink it up and have some fun.  old people fun though; drinking wine and playing boardgames.  no more sex, drugs, and rock and roll for us. haha.  

another one.  too bad we couldnt stop...

anyway, stu and i set off today around 2pm and got past veneta when i noticed that some of the cars that were coming from the other direction had a light dusting of snow.  all of the sudden, out of nowhere it starts snowing like crazy; huge, thick flakes.  the cars in front of me were driving like 35 miles an hour.  about 10 minutes later, we were all stopped by this woman holding a stop sign.  there was an emergency vehicle on the side of the road.  she told us that there were a few car accidents up ahead and that the highway was closed and she wasnt sure when it was going to open. 

two seconds later we were plunged into gray mist.  it was a little scary. ( i know that i sound like a crazy person who has never driven in snow.  im from the coast!!)

so stu and i turned around.  the pictures dont do the weather any justice because stu took them and he is terrible at taking pictures ;-)  but it was really crazy out there.  of course, when we got back past veneta again though, it had stopped snowing and was raining pretty heavily so all the snow on the toureg was gone and i felt like a wimp for turning around.  sarah and noah are now staying the night by themselves in a yurt somewhere in florence.  although, i have to say, i while i wanted something to do, im not sure that camping out in january was such a good idea.  maybe we could try again some other time when its not snowing...  

the cool thing is that it did start snowing here in eugene tonight.  stu and i walked around the neighborhood a little.  i took a few pictures even though it was dark.  i hope that tomorrow it will still be snowing so i can take some more!

this is actually right out in front of our friend noah's condo.  its a block from our house.  you cant see anything but for some reason i really like this picture 

its a bummer that we are missing out on the fun of camping with good friends and that i bought a new sleeping bag just for the occasion.  maybe i will camp out on the sofa tonight just so i can try it out!! :-P

random.  you cant see it but there was snow on my nose.  apparently it dried before the flash went off.  stu also said that i was dressed like a freak and that i should take a picture so that i can make fun of myself in a few months.