there is a whole lot of snow out there, and it's still snowing. the driveway wasn't plowed so i had to sort of roll out with no gas, but if i was honest i would say that the driving wasn't that bad. i did keep hoping that mary would call me on the way and say we were closed. but alas, no. we're here and we'll be stretching the boundaries of boredom. we're taking bets on when chris will call and say he's not coming. mary thinks 9:30, i say 10:00. i think he'll want to leave some time to make us think he's really trying hard to get out of his driveway while he's really sipping cocoa and petting his dog by the fire and laughing jolly-ly at our sorry asses who got here on time. wish me luck!