What a difference a day makes

So last photo of Ollie was taken on Sunday. This photo was taken on Monday. And to think we are supposed to get a couple more inches of snow tomorrow.

Yesterday I walked around my neighborhood with my snowshoes. One of the other benefits of the snow is that the line at the main post office yesterday was super duper short. Only 3 people in front of me. Now, I have been there before a holiday before only to turn and walk away as the line can be 60 people deep with another 20 people deep at the self help machine.


I often keep my blinds closed given the close proximity of the building next door. However, I have been opening the blinds up a bit this last week so I could watch the snow fall. The fire escape is pretty much the view I have.

This is a first

I started working for a bank shortly after college. It was always a big, national bank and so we always were open during normal business hours. Maybe a few branches would close but there was a work around. But I now work for a regional bank. It is the largest one headquartered in Oregon, but it is still regional. As a result, when a region is beset by inclement weather, the entire bank feels it. At first they announced all of Portland/Vancouver and Puget Sound locations would be closed all day. Then an our later, they changed the rest of the bank from an 11am start time to closed all day. My ENTIRE BANK IS CLOSED! This is just weird.

Snowy blessings

One of the benefits of the snow we have been getting in Portland is that I have been able to work from our downtown office and walk to work. Chains have been required on metro area highways and wouldn't you know it, but little Ollie doesn't have chains. In fact, Ollie has been hibernating this last week.



The view from my temporary office is out at the West Hills.











I find myself occasionally staring out the window at the beautiful snow fall.






Yesterday I went walking around for several hours and saw that I wasn't the only one finding it easier to walk in the street versus the sidewalk.




I am also grateful for friends who generously fed me. Melinda and Marcus on Saturday and Julie and John on Sunday. Plus the emotional boost hanging with their kids gives me. Both couple's kids are just so dang cute.


Pascal gets a major shout out for taking me to their homes as both couples live on the other side of the West Hills.





As far as we could see in front of us, no other vehicles. We wondered about the fairly clean freeway until we came up 4 plows just as we got to the tunnel.



Plus, he let me drive in the city last night. Now I understand why he likes driving in this stuff. With his vehicle, it is fun! (No photos of this. Instead, a night time view from the elevators on his floor as I retrieved laundry from his dryer. Yep, I am thankful for P's washing machine and dryer too!