I'm Behind.

I'm really behind on pictures. We had a real snow here, which means Tater in the snow pictures. I've been working half days at work this week, because I suddenly discovered that I have 6 days of unused vacation time to work out in the next two weeks. Pretty much half days is the way people were meant to work. I get to come home after lunch and hang out with my dog and pack up my house and watch a Netflix and take a total of one nap/week. Every day I got home, Tater was like, "Oh. You're here? That's weird", and then he would be glad to see me. He's pretty cool. I am working four full days next week, and then finishing up with four half days after that. So boss with my boss at my work working out out the door--peace.

Okay, look at all these snow pictures and Dan's and my trip to Columbus to procure an Apostille on his background check and eat fancy hot dogs at Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace.



Super stoked!



Digging.



Classic Tater.


Snowliage.


Tater found his frisbee under the snow.


He struggles with the flying disc.


Classicker Tater with the ear.


I'm too sleepy to think of awesome things to say.


This is from a separate snow outing. This time with Dan and with Coffee Emporium. I left my drink here on our steps to stay chilled.


Starting our snwalk.


Leaf left.


Salt and snow.


We discovered somewhat recently a field at the end of our street wherein Tater can run free without running away. We played here when it was green out and we took him back for a romp in the snow. Romp doesn't only have lascivious connotations, does it? Because all I mean is that we ran around and things.


My fam.


This is where we took our Christmas card picture.


See? (Side note: I notice that I always vacillate between 500 pixels and 600. Maybe I should make up my mind?)


Ground.


Cherries. I ate one of these when it was not yet ripe, and now they are rotted. I missed my cherry purloining window.


Foots.


Carrying a big stick.


Being all golden.


Blown out.


Better.


Tree.


Boo. My hair is better than that.


Dog fight.


Clapping at my pup.


Running like a nerd. I know better than that. I've played softball, my dad taught me how to run. I have betrayed his honor.


Dog.


Doesn't he seem like such a real dog fetching sticks?


The woods.


Icicles for kicking.


Snow plow. I don't think I get how these work.


Intermittently, I knit this laptop cover for myself. It's like those iPod socks they were selling for a time. In fact, now that I have Dan's old iPod Nano, the one we washed and dried in the laundry that didn't work but works again now after a year of drying out and getting over it, I should knit myself an actual iPod sock. Anyhow, 2x1 ribbing and a mixture of stockinette and garter stitch.


Buttoned.


And un.


Knit.


Purl.


Leftover wooden buttons. I have found great uses for these.


Hey, who is that grandbaby? On Thursday we went over to Dan's dad's for a dinner with all of Dan's siblings. Ben made a ridiculous load of food for fajitas, and we ate until we were sleepy. Probably there were some vegan ice cream sandwiches. Very tasty.


On our way to Columbus.


There is more snow left there than in Cincinnati. We're pretty much completely melty by now.


We got one of these.


And one of these. Apparently it is very important that Dan not have a criminal record. So, you guys, now all of our paperwork has been sent to Seoul, and we are ready to wait for our VISAs. We got that boom, boom, pow. You know? (Note to Dan: read that in the right voice.)


Blue wall.


Dirty frankfurters.


A variety of dogs. We didn't but we should have tried the Seoul dog. What is wrong with us? At least we made up for it by taking Korean lessons on the way home. We listened to a dialogue exercise on an iPod app Dan downloaded. It was all very informative and reminded me of the Paco videos from high school Spanish class (with the mochila and los lápices y un bolígrafo...).


Mine. Fried leeks (good idea), BLT, and the Fancy Pants with sweet gherkins and dijon mustard. Were I to return, I would try the Amy's Big Boston Dog with baked beans on it. Yum.


Dan's. The Original Onions with cream cheese, chives, and onions. Also, the Sonoran with bacon and refried beans, etc. Macaroni and cheese with sport peppers.


Street lamp and fire escape.


Quality. Columbus seems cool. It is way more downtowny than Cincinnati. As in, there were actual people walking down the streets. I like cities.


Some circular building.


Dispatch.

We tried to find a vegan bakery on the fly, and I thought I recognized this place, Piece of Cake, as a bakery a friend mentioned on Facebook. No matter anyway, as it was closed by the time we circled around.

Hey, guys, I need someone to talk to about Heidi Montag and her new face. She's obviously not well, and I need to lament it with someone of like mind and spirit. Everyone online is just being mean.