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The Dog in Snow

December 7, 2011August 25, 2015 Crystal // Dreams, etc. 2 comments
The Dog in Snow
I took an unplanned hiatus from the blogging world for a couple of weeks. As I was saying before the break took place, life was just busy. Now that the things that were keeping me busy at that time have slowed down a little, other things have come up, sometimes out of the blue. I developed a cold (yay, winter!) and spent a weekend watching How I Met Your Mother, which is now streaming on Netflix, between naps. A coworker had a baby so two of us rushed to the hospital that evening to see her. And I’ve been getting into the Christmas spirit by baking delicious treats, like Gingerbread Biscotti.
When I talk to my friends and coworkers, everyone describes a state of busyness that they currently find themselves in. I guess its just that way during the holiday season and the race to the end of the year. (Let’s face it, where once it seemed to take forever for a year or a month or a week to end, now time just flies by. At Thanksgiving, a customer asked, “Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were talking about our Halloween costumes?” And now Thanksgiving was almost two weeks ago.) But the holiday season is one of my favorite times of year, so expect some Christmas-y posts coming up. I also hope that during this bustling season, each one of you will be able to spend quality time with your family and friends. It’s what the season is all about. I already started by attending reading of a “A Christmas Carol” last weekend with my parents (more on that later) and have more plans ahead this month.
For now, I will leave you all with photos of The Dog in the snow. I should get back out now that we have more, but I did tell The Dog’s owners about a week ago (week and a half, two weeks?) that I’d be putting some of the pictures up on my blog as we’ve been regaling them with descriptions of how gorgeous she is out in the snow. She’s even more beautiful out there at dusk, but I haven’t had a chance to take any pictures at that time yet. It’s different for her to play ball in the snow. She can’t hear the ball land so sometimes she has trouble tracking it, unless we tell her exactly which direction we’re throwing the ball in. And sometimes, she has trouble finding the ball, particularly when it’s covered in snow. She’ll sniff right over it and continue her search.
(And I should update you all on my progress for NaNoWriMo. I didn’t win and ended the project at 35,000 words. I probably could have made it, but it got to the point where I was rushing parts of a story that I’ve been planning for and looking forward to for years in order to make a word count goal and I wasn’t willing to do that. I want to enjoy what’s to come. My current plan is to finish by the time family arrives for the holidays, or at least by the time The Dog leaves at the end of the year. She’s been a great writing companion. Okay, now it’s time for pictures of the sweet dog.)

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  1. *tarazza says:
    December 7, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    I love the pictures of her running in the snow! She looks like such a fun, playful dog.

    Wow, gingerbread biscotti sounds amazing! I love everything about this time of year. The movies, the music, the food, the decor, the snow, the time with family, and of course, A Christmas Carol. I should re-read that too. šŸ™‚

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  2. Julia, the Thanksgiving Girl says:
    December 8, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Oh the dog looks beautiful! And happy at play šŸ™‚ And a beautiful happy dog is a perfect dog lol

    Yep, I was just thinking how the holiday season is not just a season of joy but also a season of being busy. Maybe we humans are partly to blame for that too – rushing to finish all unfinished things and all.

    Hope your cold has gotten better by now!

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Hello, friends! šŸ‘‹šŸ¼ Swipe through for a few g Hello, friends! šŸ‘‹šŸ¼ Swipe through for a few glimpses from January. As 2022 came to an end I had this feeling that I was preparing to hibernate and I guess, in a way, I have. I’ve been slowly easing into the new year, focused on getting back into a few routines after Iceland and the holidays. And it’s been a great month. I can’t believe it’s almost over. What have your favorite moments of January been?
2022. Looking back on this year it was the year of 2022. Looking back on this year it was the year of so many dreams experiences. Whales. Cape Cod/Nantucket. Iceland. I saw musicals that have I’ve been dreaming of with Moulin Rouge, Wicked, and Six. 

It wasn’t without its stresses and rough moments but I’m grateful for the good that can be found, even when it’s hard.
Let’s journey back to November for the second we Let’s journey back to November for the second weekly dam walk of the month. My dad joined me for this one and we made it somewhat fast because it was a chilly day. ā€œThe water looks cold,ā€ I said when we back to the car.

Between Iceland and the below zero, windy, and snowy weather we had last week (which came with requests from my parents not to go) it’s been a few weeks since I’ve been to the dam and I miss it!
Years ago I celebrated Christmas and New Years in Years ago I celebrated Christmas and New Years in Vienna and it still lives in my memory today as such a special time. I know December in Reykjavik will be the same—and not just because I came home with a little over $100 worth of ornaments of all 13 Yule Lads AND their mom AND the Christmas cat. (There was a little bit of miscommunication between my mom and me on that shopping trip. šŸ˜‚)

It might have been cold (and when that wind hits you don’t want to be outside or by the harbour…I speak from windswept, breath-stolen experience and will forever be grateful for the library we eventually found respite in) and we only saw the sun a few hours each day, but seeing this already charming city decked out in Christmas lights with a skating rink and the prettiest tree secured it’s place in my heart.

Reykjavik, I hope to see you again one day. Soon. Probably not in December, but I’m glad I got to see you in December once.
Last year my niece and I visited New York at Chris Last year my niece and I visited New York at Christmastime and it was fun to see the city decked out in lights. I can also now say that I’ve seen the Rockefeller Christmas Tree and skating rink and the Saks Christmas lights, but I’ve also seen the crowds they draw.

It was completely different in Reykjavik this year. You actually had a chance to skate on the ice rink if you wanted (and I never did the conversation, but I think it’s cheaper) and you could actually walk up to the Christmas tree. Two very different Christmas in the city experiences.
Iceland, Day 2, Part 2. We ended the Golden Circle Iceland, Day 2, Part 2. We ended the Golden Circle tour with a stop at Thingvellir National Park. My fingers froze as I took these photos but it was worth it to capture this view. šŸ˜ PS - the last photo is from a lake we stopped at on our way from Geysir to Thingvellir.
Iceland, Day 2, Part 1. We went on a rather unvent Iceland, Day 2, Part 1. We went on a rather unventful Northern Lights tour the night before and slipped in a few hours of sleep before meeting our bus for the Golden Circle tour. Our tour guide was @busdriver_annie and she was amazing! Pictured: Faxi (the small waterfall) Gullfoss (the big waterfall), a wool market where we also saw some animals, and Geysir (the hot springs area). Geysir is actually the most famous geyser in the world but it doesn’t erupt anymore. However, Strokkur erupts every 5 - 10 minutes. I’ll share more photos from the tour soon!
Iceland, Day 1. We landed bright and early at 6:30 Iceland, Day 1. We landed bright and early at 6:30 am, dropped off our bags at the hotel, and went exploring. We saw HallgrĆ­mskirkja, the amazing view from the bell tower, the rainbow street, and walked down Laugavegur. Swipe to the end to see the view from our apartment!
Scenes from November, which were mostly at the dam Scenes from November, which were mostly at the dam apparently.
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