It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Andrea has been excited about the holiday season since about oh... September. I distinctly remember her talking about Christmas music on our anniversary. Secretly, I've been very excited myself (it is the most wonderful time of the year) but have enjoyed teasing Andrea about the holidays not "officially" starting until Thanksgiving. Again, I am reminded why Uncle Rick had so much fun telling Kristof and I we were going to postpone Christmas and save the gift opening for the next year.

Well there's no more denying the looming days of Christmas. It snowed today in Bryan, Texas. That's right. Snow. In fact it snowed last night, this morning on my way to school, on my way home from school, and was still snowing up until about an hour ago. Mind you, none of this was sticking to the roads, but the lawn looks pretty festive and white. When Andrea called to tell her brother Jason about the weather he commented, "So hell did freeze over." I took the picture just outside our front door.

We don't get snow often in Bryan, but it sure had the kids excited at school. For many of the kindergarteners, it was the first time they had seen snow in their lives. Luckily, Andrea and I have survived many an Eastern Washington winter so we're a bit more acclimated. I wore shorts to school today and specifically avoided sweatpants over the top just so I could brag...

KID - "Wow! Coach Aho are you crazy?!? It's snowing outside and you're wearing shorts!"

EVAN - "Oh, well I'm used to the snow. I'm originally from Washington. I've survived negative temperatures... no big deal." *buffs his nails on his shirt*

That's right, being from Washington gives you lots of snow-cred with Texas 6th graders. We can only hope this cold front will help us acclimate enough to be comfortable outdoors in Washington when we return for winter break. We're both really excited to get to visit family and friends in about a week and a half. We'll post some more updates on travel plans soon. Happy Holidays! - Evan