Shock to the system

Woke up Monday morning to the temperature gage reading 6 degrees. While the only separation that occurred that morning was the walls between the outside and the inside, it was still a shock. This means that while it still may be "officially" autumn, it is in reality winter. The one bright spot in this news is that while the average snowfall for the month of Nov. is 10 inches, so far the Twin Cities have received only a trace. It is time to get out the warmer coats, the gloves, the hats, the boots and all of the other accouterments designed to keep us from freezing our little fannies off (thank you LL Bean for the fleece-lined jeans). It is time to hunker down in our bunker, time to eat more soup, drink more hot chocolate, and rent more movies while waiting for the temps to drop even further and for the snow to fly. The question is: would I want to trade this for the dreary 40 degree days of Seattle?

Pictures From Last August

I was going to send some pictures last summer as part of a y"year in review", but i was prevented by space limitations doing it the old way. So for your enjoyment:

This is the neighbor of St Anthony Park (in St Paul) where the seminary is located.

The front view of Bockman Hall and the defacto entrance to Luther Seminary. Quite impressive!

Our Apartment complex just off campus. To the right of this picture is the clubhuse with pool. Underneath this building is the heated underground parking garage. Deb says this is the best feature!

A view of the dining room

Our kitchen

Our living room/office

I hope that you have enjoyed the little tour. Feel free to post your comments. boB