It WAS this cold 15 years ago

Today, almost every school in Minnesota was closed due to subzero weather. Our weather station clocked -25 this morning. We've had a high of -8.

Darn cold, but it seems to be a tradition.

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary. January of 1994 was a record setting cold month. On January 15, the high temp was -9 degrees. The low was -34 degrees. (Paul's friends had always said it would be a cold day in hell when he finally married.)

How are we celebrating?

It's too cold to grill a really great steak outside. It's too cold to go out to dinner. We've tentatively planned a get-away weekend celebration in the near future.


So, we're having lentil soup!

Yeah, let's party!







While supper cooked, we exchanged cards and gifts of chocolate.

Then Paul got a gleam in his eye and said I needed to open my real present.

So what is he doing here?

Attaching the strap to my real present, a Canon Rebel XSi camera!













With an 18-55mm lens, a 55-150mm lens, a macro lens, and all the bells and whistles.

Wow. I'm almost speechless.







I got him chocolates.

yikes.









What an amazing, surprising man. I am a very spoiled girl.