Late December Snows

Well, we were lucky (if that's the way you think of it) to have a white Christmas this year, as well as another snow storm today.  The dusting we got before Christmas wasn't much, but it did give my fiancé, brother, sister, and me an opportunity to hit up Tornado Hill in Grand Island.   Needless to say, many foolhardy decisions were made.  I'm just now recovering from some of the bruises I received as a result of sled crashes on Christmas Eve.

Sledding at Tornado Hill

The railroad tracks at Genoa, Ne behind my grandparents' house

The holidays themselves weren't too horrible for travel, though there were some moments of ice or sleet.  The real traffic hazard was today (December 28) in which Omaha received about 3-4 inches of snow over the course of the day.   I ventured out briefly to take some pictures and walk around, and the roads were a bit slick and traction was difficult.  I only took the risk because I felt claustrophobic and bored at my apartment.  My fiancé was snowed in at his apartment, I was snowed in at mine, and my brother (roommate) is still back at my parents' house.  I used to live this way all the time with a long distance relationship and no roommate, but I'm not used to being 100% alone anymore.  I probably could have been productive and gotten some lesson planning done, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.  I still have a week until school starts and I'm trying to spend as little time as possible thinking about it.

Anyway, here's one photo below from my little excursion.  I was really hoping to catch some deer out and about, but all I saw were some fairly tame wild turkeys.

Mid-December

Well, it has been very hectic indeed recently...  It has been go, go, go ever since coming back from Thanksgiving break at school.  Kids are bouncing off the walls and I think both teachers and students alike are ready for Christmas.  With all of the action, it's been hard to do too much photography, though I was able to go downtown for a few pictures of the Christmas lights.

All in all, I'm hoping for some time to actually wedding plan and actually sleep coming up after break.  The wedding is close to six months away and much still needs to be done.  There has just been absolutely no time with the craziness at school...