This picture was taken five minutes ago ( 10: 35 AM ) looking out the backdoor of the office...Another 2 inches of snow overnight after a couple of weeks of melting and 35-50 degree temperatures. The forecast is for rain/sleet/snow all day then clearing and high temperatures near or below freezing for the next five days. The rivers are flooding and the skies are still mostly cloudy...March in Warren- ya gotta love it... just like December and January and February.....However the distant future promises to be exceptional and is the main theme of this entry:
Beth and I have plane tickets to Los Angeles for April 5th, where we will be married on the 6th near the beach, then spend ten days touring and honeymooning in the city and surrounding desert. Three years have solidified the connection we both felt from the beginning, and the rare hard times have only reassured us that we are equally committed, perfect companions for one another. I can honestly say that the good times and laughter continue to outshine all my past experience and that I have never known another woman so sincerely goodhearted and generous with her love. At the end of our first road trip in 2008-to meet Paul Rodgers- we both spontaneously commented that we were not being "giddy" about our relationship, which I think meant that we were both simply being ourselves without pretension. That original honesty and sincerity has withstood the test of time so that even after learning, or rather, experiencing one anothers flaws we have emerged as not merely lovers but best friends, and isn't that what marriage is about?- to trust ones partner with ones most intimate secrets and desires and know in your soul that they love you anyway, as you are? So wish us well as we wish our blessings on all those who seek happiness... .
POSTSCRIPT: 3/30/11 - Still several inches of hard packed snow in the mountains, and potentially another inch will fall tonight after several sunny days with high temperatures in the low to upper thirties. In the mountains of California they have beat records for snowfall dating back to the early 1950's, so it's been a winter for the books I'd say...
POSTSCRIPT:5/9/11 - After perpetual rain all of April, it's been decent the past four days, meaning more clear sky than not with only a passing shower, and the forecast for another four days is No chance of precipitation..According to the Erie news this is the first four day forecast without rain or snow since October 7th, 2010...So because of that terrible weather I cannot recommend western PA or NY as a permanent residence to anyone..Several cities in the region ( Buffalo, Erie, Syracuse ) are among the top ten worst weather in the nation, #1 being Mt. Washington, N.H...with some of the others being in Washington and Oregon...I shall be living here full time another few years for the sake of my mother and Kenny -God willing- and likely will continue to complain occasionally as I have before in this blog..It simply is hard to ignore for an active outdoor person, and becomes depressing...my apologies to those who have to bear with both me and with the dismal skies...Long live the Summer Sun!
