snow days

yesterday was one of those idyllic days that i'll remember for a long time. we had a snowed in snow day for the first time this winter, and it was just what my soul needed.

we kicked off our snow day activities by baking banana bread tuesday night after finding out that school had already been cancelled, and yesterday brought the perfect mix of adventure, and coziness.

after breakfast the kids enjoyed the typical snow-day movie-watching while i put to use my new yoga dice from christmas.

peter worked from home, so we all got in some bundled up sled-riding and snow-angel-making followed by hot cider next to the fireplace, and a mac & cheese picnic for lunch.

the kiddos changed straight back into their jammies after our snow adventure, and stayed in them for the rest of the day.

we played games, listened to lots of music, and i even squeezed in a little fireside reading. there was zero pressure to go anywhere, or do anything because our world was covered in a blanket of pure, clean white - including the roads - so most people just stayed home.

the day was unhurried, and the lack of expectations upon it made it an entire day of deep breathing, and noticing the joys around me.

i've finally leaned into the southern snow day a bit. there are plenty of places where this amount of snow wouldn't even delay school, much less close it. but i think the good thing about it is that here everything does stop. and people go enjoy the snow because they know it will only last for a day or two. it's not as much of a nuisance or a pain because it happens so rarely that people remember to have fun with it.

it's much easier to take a break when you don't have to apologize to anyone for doing so, but yesterday was a great reminder to me that breaks are important. having a day to recalibrate every once in a while is much more essential than we like to believe.

there are plenty of projects to work on, and dreams to chase, but sometimes it's good to sit back and remember what we already have. to not get so caught up in where we're going that we forget what's here now.

sometimes i need a reminder to notice what's right in front of my face. like the world that seems new now that it has a fresh blanket of snow.

happy winter-ing

xo