today i slept in. i wanted to go to church but two cars blocked me in and i didn't feel right waking people up to move their car, so i snuggled and stayed in the warm bed. i need to add frequenting church to my new years resolutions.

i convinced paul to go on a snowy walk with me. it was about 4 miles. it was a productive walk because we went to trader joes and used one of our christmas gift cards to buy some stuff (ruthie: we found the pre-cooked beets). it felt good to walk through the new snow and be active, plus we got to talk as we walked through some pretty neighborhoods. there was only one snafu. because we brought backpacks, we both transferred our wallets into them but forgot to grab keys. so we were locked out once we returned back home. we ended up waiting an hour until jason came back. luckily it was just around freezing, and slightly sunny with little wind. if it had been colder i would have been miserable....and probably just would have walked to the mall. instead, we played with the chickens, shoveled the sidewalk, shoveled the coop, etc. and then we were cold, so we hung out in the unlocked car in the garage until we could get inside. i think i need to put making an extra key on my todo list.

this evening was spent listing the random crap we have around the house on craigslist. i posted five things and so far one has sold, our old broken vacuum. won't be making a lot of money, but it's nice to have some pocket change and get some of the clutter out of our home.

we also watched two more episodes of the sopranos. it's so sad that we're to the last season. i really don't want the show to end. it's so amazing. excellent storylines, great acting, great cinematography, great everything. even though i am nothing like the character i feel like i can relate to so many of them. it's easy to get wrapped up into their lives as if they were real people. i am very anti-violence, but at the same time as the show progresses i've found myself secretly hoping that they would whack some key annoying characters....such bad thoughts! but i've also felt so drawn to other characters that i have no business liking. i cry for people who kill others. the sadness and despair, the happiness and love that i see on this show....it seems so real. i admire carmella, and tony, paulie, and sil. i'm a bit scared as to how the next few episodes are going to play out.