Old Ellicott City

As most of you know Drew and I are very fond of Old Ellicott City. It's a place that has a lot of good memories for us and not to mention where we got together. So I really wanted to get down there and capture this blizzard. Drew was an amazing driver since the roads weren't in the best condition. We have a small SUV and it's only rear-wheel drive but handles really well! Some of the photos I took while we were driving (the first 7 photos). We think Drew's friend Mike made the igloo but weren't not sure, it just seems like something he would do. It felt like we stepped back into time when we got out of the car since the city was pretty empty. It really was a winter wonderland. I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted to or walk around as much as I wanted to since it was Super Bowl Sunday and the game was going to start soon. So enjoy!

I had to run to catch this plow train. How I didn't fall on the ice I don't know. I even skip a few steps when I ran up them which were really icy. The train scared the crap out of me because as soon as I made it up a huge wave of snow went all over and made me freeze in my spot! Drew was on the steps when it got him and he said it was like a four of five foot wave. Dang it! I wish I had of been a little faster so I could have captured it!

Leaving Old Ellicott City was a little trickier than coming in!

The FALL Festival

Today Drew and I met up with my sister and her family to go to a local fall festival. The weather was beautiful and the rain stayed away till right before we left. There were a lot of cute crafts and yummy food! We treated the kids to some sweats and hopefully they wont be up all night. We took them to a trail that we use to walk all the time when we lived down there but, had to stop right before getting on it because there was a creepy homeless man on the trail just staring into space. And the girls didn't have a good feeling about him and didn't want to go. So we turned around after he walked on. My sister later told me that she noticed him following us for a little while and that fact that he go in front of us when he figured out we were heading towards the trail, she knew we could walk any further! She also said when my back and her husband's back were turned he was staring at the girls. What we didn't realize till later is that man is a criminal and he got into trouble last year with attacking a teenage girl so I called the Police and reported what happened and they said they were going to talk to him. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if something happened to anyone in my family, especially the kids! I hope that man never hurts anyone again! And, I hope other people call the police when strange things happen and they listen to their gut feelings!

They gave their Aunt a scare playing on the rocks!

My dream dog! Can you see how happy I am? Look how pretty and good she was... she let the kids put that wreath on her head and just laid there. I can't wait to get one!