It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It's snowmageddon here in the Seattle area, as we've been hit with snow and freezing temperatures for about a week now. We had a big storm come through last night and dump about 4-6 inches and it's STILL snowing this afternoon. This kind of weather doesn't happen all that much here, so the news coverage is all about the snow and road conditions. People are even stuck at the airport here, which sucks, as I'm sure they're all trying to get to where they're going for the holidays and spending it at the airport is no fun.

As long as I'm indoors and not having to venture out, it's nice looking out and seeing the beautiful blanket of snow making everything look pristine and wintery white. I made Bear go out earlier this morning so that we can send some photos to some of our families who live out of state.

I've had to bust our my thick, Norwegian wool sweaters to keep warm this past week at work and it looks like I won't be putting them away anytime soon either.

At this rate, I'm not even sure if Bear and I will be able to make our rounds to visit family and friends until after Christmas because of the road conditions... but we'll have to wait and see. We've got a warm front bringing in moisture from the South and we've got the cold temps coming down to us from the North, so it's been a battle and we're just waiting to see who's going to win before Christmas comes to town.

While it's been cabin fever over here, I've managed to finish one more gift bag that's going to my sister as a holiday gift. I really love this pattern! Although I didn't get as many bags as I would have liked, I hope to knit at least one bag a month next year so that I'll have plenty to give as gifts next year.


The handle looks short after it's knit, but as you can see in the photo below, it has a nice stretch and can fit quite a bit into it, so it's great for toting your groceries.

Here's to hoping that my office will close down tomorrow so that I have an extra day to finish some more knitting!