How I celebrated the Winter Solstice of 2010:
1) Silently wished my older brother and his wife, Brent and Gail, a happy 7th anniversary.
2) Shoveled another 5″ of snow off the front steps and driveway that came down yesterday.
2a) Got hot and sweaty doing it due to temperatures in the 20s.
2b) Became sad when realizing that “in the 20s” is a warm first day of winter here in MN.
3) Took a looooooong, hot shower to help melt away the aches and pains of shoveling… and rinse away the sweat, too.
4) Napped off and on for several hours due to exertion and lack of sleep last night.
5) Learned that this is the 2nd snowiest December on record.
5a) Did not curse upon learning this fact.
6) Received a copy of EA Sports Active 2 for the Wii that I ordered from Amazon.com to help combat some of the lingering after-effects of my trip to Norway: “Have seconds!” “Go back for another serving!” “Time for delectable desserts!” “I TOLD YOU TO EAT MORE, DAMMIT!”
7) Wrote this blog entry of the day and felt a great deal of self-satisfaction having done so. Yay me.
So that’s a summary of today’s events. Given how crazy things got, I can only imagine what the second day of winter will bring.
