these last days

happy hanukkah!

my husband and i have been celebrating hanukkah.  it was so early this year.

but thursday night it gave us an excuse to get the nice dishes out.

i can't wait to share the awesome gift i received last night from my grandmother in law.

it called for rain in the forecast, but i guess because it's so cold it snowed instead. 

it force me to go outside this morning and take some photos of my neighborhood.