Oh, snow.

Hey, happy Sunday!

Crazy weather happening over here right now. It's the first snow I've ever seen in Maryland, and it's a strange scene. I associate this place with summer, so it's kind of unsettling to see it looking so wintery.

Before work in the parking lot:

After work at the apartment:

It was a stressful drive home. I've certainly driven through worse, but my car hasn't. It didn't get much traction on the slippery road and I worried about the hills and turns on the back roads home (there was no way I was taking the beltway in this weather). Luckily, everyone else in Maryland seemed to be just as confused and terrified by the snow as I was - no one was driving over 20 mph. Also luckily - this is the worst weather Maryland gets.

Work was slow. I don't think we've ever had so few customers, but since our normal state is so chaotic, I'm always grateful for a slower day. Another workday bonus? These free goodies:

Dry shampoo, facial cleanser, makeup remover, keylime scented body oil, vitamins and supplements galore. I'm so excited to try everything out - maybe I'll review some of the products (what do you think, Char?). The freebie bin ties with the daily free lunch as my favorite work perk. 

When I got home, I was itching to create something in the kitchen. I had a huge jar of salted cashews from Costco (which I admittedly should not have purchased in the first place) that I've been dying to find a use for. I thought about making cashew butter, but I found a recipe in my Vitamix cookbook for granola with cashew coating that sounded way better. 

It came out beautifully, and the apartment smells like heaven. I was a little nervous since the last recipe I tried from that cookbook (for zucchini pancakes) turned out to be nothing short of an abominable failure and an hour of my life I'll never get back. We'll both be eating this for breakfast tomorrow, if we can pry ourselves away from it tonight. 

Have a great Sunday night!

xo