Chillaxing

Life in So Cal.  Central Coast but close enough.  Mild temps mostly.  "Degree window" small...maybe 10 or 15 variance utmost.  However, it's been cold lately.  Cold.  As in "weather" is the second topic of local news.  "Winter blast, arctic front and my favorite..."cold snap."  It's all true.  We've had the heater turned up and on and down at home.  Not used to moderating the modest home temps.  The weather outside isn't frightening, nor simply so delighting...just chilly...very chilly.  Dang Cold!!  I think it should snow at this point.  We kind of deserve that.  It does, however,  sort of "add to the ambiance" of hubby in the recliner watching the Ohio State game (18 degrees is says on smart phone) in Indianapolis.  Why they're playing there when the two teams are from Ohio and Michigan...I haven't a clue.  Football is confusing, but that's a whole 'nother blog. 

Whilst being positive (hands eminating the summer Sahara dryness, being a classic example of Raynauds finger and hands (me), and also sporting your average shivers), we decide to go for a "winter drive."  Growing up in San Diego (real SoCal), we'd "go" to the snow.  Winter at our leisure, sort of.  So Ohio native hubby and I discussed and selected a short hour jaunt toward Californias southern "grapevine."  Maybe five towns up and over near the mountains.

Scarf.   check.
Handwarmers from Camping town: check
Large bottle of Lotion "for extra dry skin": check
Emergency aluminum just in case you get stuck in cold blanket:  check
Water:  check

We are very prepared and "go" look for glimpses of snow.  Not totally committed to the "grapevine" as this is a "cold snap" and it can get treacherous on this fragment of I-5.  Windy, slidy, icy, "trucky" and maybe even snowy.  We'd enjoy short winter getaway and maybe take a few instafacetwitter pictures for fun.  We'd check out the lighting of the snow and walk around in the crunchy white stuff in what I consider, "winter shoes."  Hubby says no and that they aren't. 

Forty minutes into the drive we see some very gorgeous white hues on the side of the mountains.  Eeeee!!  I giggle-say.  Snow!!  I get pretty excited over foreign things.  "Wow...yay!!...how pretty!!"  We're gonna see snow!! (repeats).  Well, it turns out that after the turn, it was a false alarm.  It was the winter sun playing her lighting games against the side of the mountains.  Nonetheless, it was beautiful.  We head further to the southernmost point of the "grapevine."  Nada...just cold air.  So cold we have to check the temperature guage in truck (yes, we are still inside at this point).  Forty Six degress.  Well, we tried.  Wasn't ready to head north this time.  Had lunch with our scarfs on, did a little bargain browsing and went back our comfortable coastal denizen to watch the weather channel.  Nice day:)

Side note:  it's still cold here:)