Spring, come back. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.
My alarm went off at 5am this morning for the gym. I pulled the curtain aside and saw this:
Grrrrrrr. If you don’t have night vision (what’s wrong with you???), that’s about six inches on my balcony railing. I knew the sidewalks and roads would not have been shoveled/plowed yet and decided to forgo exercise. I set the alarm for another hour, but I could not fall back asleep!! I hate that.
At 6am, it looked the same but lighter:
So, we have six inches, and NYC public schools are closed due to weather for the first time in five years. But I’m pretty sure my agency is still open, and I’m pretty sure that Hunter won’t be canceling evening classes. So it’s business as usual for me!
Breakfast was a cup of the pumpkin gingerbread crockpot oats I made yesterday:
Dressed up with 1/2 cup yogurt, 2 crumbled graham sticks, unsweetened coconut, pumpkin seeds, ginger, and cinnamon:
With tea and snow:
Do you have special snow plans today?
(You should make sure these plans include visits to see the most extensive giveaway ever at One Frugal Foodie AND the brilliant 200th post-iversary celebration prize pack at Krista’s Kravings.)
Tales of Expansion: Baby Butternut Edition 
I hate when all my teacher friends have a snow day…and I still have to trudge to work! BOO! And it took me 1 1/2 hours between the 5 mile per hour bus and the train stopping every 5 seconds along the way today! UGH!
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those oats sound great! i love gingerbread.
snow plans? I”m working, sadly. We got 2 hours off, but that was it.
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Be safe out there!
Pumpkin gingerbread oats sound superb!
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Great combo!
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Snow plans?? Well, I’m working at home and planning to avoid the snow. I’m a cold weather wimp!! I also think that cocoa is necessary when there is snow outside so I will be having a big steamy mug this afternoon.
Stay warm!
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I am loving that last photo… the curtain is beautiful and so is the snow behind it. And that oatmeal…
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Hang in there with the snow!!
Lovely EATS!!
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i hope your work wasn’t too crazy today… my visit was canceled, but work was not, so i’ve been working from home. still cozy, but not as fun as snow days used to be!!
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i woke up to the same thing and my work was still open but i knew i wouldnt be able to make my 40 mi commute!!! 🙂
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I know – it’s March for crying out loud. I think we’re all ready for a little Spring in our lives! It will be here soon.
Your crockpot oats look and sound amazing. Yum!
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oh wow how beautiful are you crockpot oats?!?!?! It’s recipes like yours that make me rethink whether I should invest in one of those magical cookers…hmmmmm.
No snow plans…BOOOO Chicago life always goes on no matter how much snow accumulates. GRRRRRR!!!
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Ewww sorry about the snow. I’d be pissed. Um, snow plans? Nope, none. No snow here-still wish I had another day off though! Why don’t I own a crockpot so that I can make your delectable crockpot oats?? Jealousy all over the place today! Haha, hope it was a great snow day 🙂
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i agree – spring needs to come back NOW!
atleast you had a warm comforting breakfast!
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