Snow day in Auburn

Yesterday Auburn was under a tornado warning all morning. We had three touch down within a few miles of our place. There were a couple of cars over turned and roofs torn up but we were fortunate not to suffer any damage. From about noon on it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the mid 70's. This morning however was quite a different story. We woke up around 7:30a.m., looked outside and found the ground covered by snow. Overnight the temperature had dropped to the high 20's and the snow started falling. By them time we got bundled up and went outside there was nearly 6 inches of snow on the ground. We grabbed our cameras and the dog, jumped in the car, and drove to down town to take some pictures. Nikki has hoped for the opportunity to see Samford lawn covered in snow, and today it happened. Everywhere we went people were making snowmen, having snowball fights, and taking pictures. It is now nearly noon and the snow is still coming down hard.

The bells at a snow covered Samford Hall tolling 8:00a.m.







Diamond doing everything she can to get out of the snow.

Gatlinburg Ski Trip

The weekend after we got back to Auburn from our honeymoon we had the opportunity to go on a ski trip with some of Nikki's co-workers; Kelly, Russel, Ruby, and Jacob. All of the arrangements had already been made so all we had to do was pack and go. What an awesome trip it turned out to be. We had so much fun hanging out with the other two couples. The cabin that Kelly booked was absolutely incredible. It was a three story, three bedroom cabin with two fireplaces, a pool table, an air hockey table, a six person hot tub, and jacuzzi tubs in all three bathrooms. The best part was that it only cost $300.00 for all three nights, so only $100.00 per couple for the entire trip. Skiing was great. It was Ruby & Jacob's first time skiing and they did great. Gatlinburg was a lot of fun and we are definitely looking forward to taking a trip back up there soon.

Nikki wrote this in the driveway to mark the occasion.

All of us hanging out on the deck of the cabin.
From left to right: Ruby, Jacob, Nikki, Aaron, Kelly, Russel

Ruby & Jacob all bundled up in their ski clothes.

Kelly & Russel hittin the slope like a couple of pros.

Me & Nikki ready for the next run.

Ruby & Jacob on our first night out on the town.		Kelly & Russel, both happy to be in Gatlinburg.

Me & Nikki enjoying the activity in downtown Gatlinburg.

Me & Nikki taking a break from the crowds.		All of us were enjoying the fresh snow that we got overnight.

The girls posing for a picture.