First Snow

Even though winter is still officially a month away, Seattle got its first taste yesterday with our first snowfall of the year. When we left the house for work, it was starting to snow but, at least in our area, it wasn't actually sticking.

The snow continued throughout the day and temperatures started to drop so many people at work left early. Even though I left at 4, my commute took double the time but that is nothing compared to poor Corey's commute, which clocked in at just under 4 hours! He ended up sitting on 520 before even reaching the water for over 2 hours. It wasn't so much the snow accumulation (most parts in Seattle / Ballard only saw up to an inch), but moreso the hills, traffic, ice, lack of 4WD / AWD vehicles and lack of experience many Seattle drivers have in the snow that caused the traffic mess. Ugh!

All that said, we both decided we'd be more productive and safer by working from home today, so we bundled up, got comfy on the couch and worked away. It worked out perfectly --- we both had multiple conference calls, but they were always at opposite times. And we were even able to sneak away in the middle of the day to pick up our 18-lb bird (we're hosting Thanksgiving at our place tomorrow). Even though we worked all day, Roxy seemed to love having us around, and by the evening it kind of felt like a Sunday since we were all together the whole day.

Bundle up and stay warm out there if you're headed out tomorrow!

My office for the day - dog, cozy blanket, laptop...I am ready to roll!