We're living in a winter wonderland right now! Snow started falling around 5 p.m. yesterday and continued falling throughout the night. Some parts of the city saw 15 inches! We definitely got around 8 inches in parts of our area, so I took advantage of my lunch break and documented some of this winter beauty.

The rest of the country probably looks at us like babies every time it snows, but here's the deal: there are no snow plows in Portland! We don't have enough snowstorms to warrant our own plows, so we normally borrow them from other parts of the state. The problem is they're also having a hard winter. And most of the state doesn't use rock salt because of the environmental and corrosive damage it can cause. So we're just hangin' about in our winter wonderland and NOT complaining. Tim and I LOVE it!

I truly can't do the beauty justice with these photos, but I'm certainly trying! Everything is blanketed in white. Tree branches are trying not to succumb to the weight of the snow, kids are sledding at the parks, there are snowmen in random places throughout downtown. The snow is in its most fluffy, perfect form. So, so gorgeous. I don't want it to disappear!