It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Reports cards are finished, parent teacher interviews (until 9pm!) are finished, and yesterday was one of the best days ever! I woke up at 6:45am (this is after the 7:30am-9pm workday on Thursday) and got ready for work. I left my house and noticed the stairs were super duper slippery, as was the rest of the sidewalk and street. I start walking down to meet my lovely friend who gives me a ride to school everyday and my phone rings. I wish I remembered what song I was listening to at the time. Probably 'Empire State of Mind' by Alicia Keys. I LOVE that song! It puts me in the best mood and is so inspiring. So I clicked on my headphones to switch to the call (oh how I love technology) and MM (my first grade teacher colleague) says, 'Have you heard? The school's closed!'.... ahhh the joy! So I turned around and went back home. I had already had too much coffee for my own good, so going back to sleep was not an option. I watched mindless TV instead and waited for Paul to wake up. He did and we decided to go for coffee. Second Cup on St. Laurent, two eggnog lattes and chocolatines later, we were in deep conversations about the world and our lives and our future together. I can't start to describe how much I love him! Then we stopped at the Dollar Store (I took advantage of my day off to buy lots of stickers, Christmas stuff, etc. for my students). There is a sale going on at Jacob right now (it's the best clothing store for all non-Canadians reading this) where you bring your old clothes and each item is worth 25% off a new item you purchase. They then donate your old clothes to the needy. I brought two old pairs of pants and two old T-shirts and off to Jacob we went. Well... it was American Black Friday, which meant sales in Canada as well!!! Yay for me, instead of 25% off, it was 40% off all last marked prices. I got new pants and a new turtleneck kind of shirt. We then went to the Gap because Paul needed new jeans. Now we both have what I like to think of as our new 'Christmas' outfits. Who knows whether we'll actually wear our outfits for Christmas or not, but you know what I mean... I had a lunch date with a friend I hadn't seen in far too long, and we had fun catching up at a cute vegetarian restaurant on Milton by McGill. It reminded me of the good old days of being an undergrad student. Snow started falling, gently and beautifully. It was just perfect. Paul and I then went to the movies (if you remember from a previous post, I LOVE going to the movies) and saw 'Love and other drugs' which I recommend. It's a tear-jerker, though, so bring your kleenex and wear as little makeup as possible. Oh and I probably haven't posted about this yet but 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' is AMAZING! It is so true to the book, the actors are great, and the views are just breath-taking. So there you have it, my first 'snow' day of the year. There is now about an inch of snow on the ground and I am probably one of the happiest people around!