No shock to anyone that read this blog, we're trapped inside. The blizzard that hit the middle of the country moved East. It was supposed to start at 7am yesterday and when I took the dogs for their 5am walk, it had begun. I thought to myself, "Great. We're not going anywhere today." This meant the trek to Joe's grandpa's house was going to be on hold. Then the alarm went off at 9am and Joe got up (shocker!) while I slept for another hour. Low and behold, there were no more snow flurries. The trek was back on!
At about noon time we made it to Grandpa Rizzo's house. Just as Joe's parents and his brother arrive, we see little spurts of white. Ok, Mr. Weatherman, you said we would be safe until 3pm... it's 12:30pm. What's going on? As we all stood around and tried to talk about anything but the weather, it soon be came clear that we were all going to have to dine and dash. And that's exactly what we did as we headed out onto the snowy Pennsylvania roads at 1:30pm.
Our journey is normally about an hour long. But, no, not on the day of the first real snow fall... 2 hours later and after we passed by 10 accidents, (most of which were single vehicles) we made it home. So, now we can take the time to fill everyone in on what goodies we got for Christmas!
Casey's List of Goodies:
- Canon Powershot Camera
- Tiffany & Co. "Crown of Hearts" Ring
- Diamond & Sapphire Necklace
- Cuisinart Food Processor
- "The Blind Side" DVD
- Coach Perfume Set
- Lenox Serving Dishes
- Miscellaneous Stuff (Slippers, gift cards, ornaments, Charlie Brown soup bowl, stuffed cow (not life size), garlic dip w/ pretzel chips and Breath Checker)
Joe's List of Goodies:
Keurig Coffee Maker - My personal favorite gift this year, great for making a cup of joe in the morning, and Casey also got me a package of Donut Shop coffees and a filter to use my own grounds.
- 4-1 Grill/Gridle - Great replacement for my George Foreman grill, this thing does everything, including making waffles.
- DVD/VCR Combo Player - In dire need of this one since my old player was acting crappy, got a Magnavox brand that is similar to my old one, except this one works great.
- Video Games (Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, God of War: Ghost of Sparta) - Already finished Force Unleashed II and God of War thanks to the insane amount of free time I have this week, and already Brotherhood is getting addictive.
- DVDs (Iron Man 2, UFC 108 and 116, Best of Chris Jericho) - UFC 108 was the event I got to see in Las Vegas this year, and 116 was my favorite event of 2010. Iron Man 2 was my favorite movie this year, and Ross got me the Jericho DVD (go figure).
- MMA brand clothing(TapOut, MMA Elite) - Got a couple of cool long-sleeve MMA Elite shirts, as well as a nice TapOut t-shirt and beanie (though it has the Mexican flag on it, even though my mom thought it was the Italian one haha)
- Miscellaneous Stuff (Ornaments, Star Wars calender, Sock Monkey (seriously), gift cards) - Got my usual "marshmallow man" ornament as well as an Eli Manning one (I know the Giants are sucking right now, but you gotta support the team). Got a neat Star Wars day-by-day calendar I'll have to find a spot for, and got a little sock monkey like the one I used have when I was little. We have gift cards from Best Buy, AMC Theaters, and Fratelli's (our favorite Italian restaurant).
At about noon time we made it to Grandpa Rizzo's house. Just as Joe's parents and his brother arrive, we see little spurts of white. Ok, Mr. Weatherman, you said we would be safe until 3pm... it's 12:30pm. What's going on? As we all stood around and tried to talk about anything but the weather, it soon be came clear that we were all going to have to dine and dash. And that's exactly what we did as we headed out onto the snowy Pennsylvania roads at 1:30pm.
Our journey is normally about an hour long. But, no, not on the day of the first real snow fall... 2 hours later and after we passed by 10 accidents, (most of which were single vehicles) we made it home. So, now we can take the time to fill everyone in on what goodies we got for Christmas!
Casey's List of Goodies:
- Canon Powershot Camera
- Tiffany & Co. "Crown of Hearts" Ring
- Diamond & Sapphire Necklace
- Cuisinart Food Processor
- "The Blind Side" DVD
- Coach Perfume Set
- Lenox Serving Dishes
- Miscellaneous Stuff (Slippers, gift cards, ornaments, Charlie Brown soup bowl, stuffed cow (not life size), garlic dip w/ pretzel chips and Breath Checker)
Joe's List of Goodies:
Keurig Coffee Maker - My personal favorite gift this year, great for making a cup of joe in the morning, and Casey also got me a package of Donut Shop coffees and a filter to use my own grounds.
- 4-1 Grill/Gridle - Great replacement for my George Foreman grill, this thing does everything, including making waffles.
- DVD/VCR Combo Player - In dire need of this one since my old player was acting crappy, got a Magnavox brand that is similar to my old one, except this one works great.
- Video Games (Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, God of War: Ghost of Sparta) - Already finished Force Unleashed II and God of War thanks to the insane amount of free time I have this week, and already Brotherhood is getting addictive.
- DVDs (Iron Man 2, UFC 108 and 116, Best of Chris Jericho) - UFC 108 was the event I got to see in Las Vegas this year, and 116 was my favorite event of 2010. Iron Man 2 was my favorite movie this year, and Ross got me the Jericho DVD (go figure).
- MMA brand clothing(TapOut, MMA Elite) - Got a couple of cool long-sleeve MMA Elite shirts, as well as a nice TapOut t-shirt and beanie (though it has the Mexican flag on it, even though my mom thought it was the Italian one haha)
- Miscellaneous Stuff (Ornaments, Star Wars calender, Sock Monkey (seriously), gift cards) - Got my usual "marshmallow man" ornament as well as an Eli Manning one (I know the Giants are sucking right now, but you gotta support the team). Got a neat Star Wars day-by-day calendar I'll have to find a spot for, and got a little sock monkey like the one I used have when I was little. We have gift cards from Best Buy, AMC Theaters, and Fratelli's (our favorite Italian restaurant).
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