First Snow

Our first snow in our new home is falling. Though ambient temperatures aren't quite below freezing, there is a good bit of it sticking to cars and the leaves strewn over the parking lot.



Heretofore, the heat in our building had not been turned on, and the temperatures inside were staying around 60* F. Erin came home yesterday to find the temperature at 55, and heard from the neighbors that the heat was indeed running already. We shut all the storm windows and went to bed last night having let the oven heat our apartment (praise God for gas being included in rent!) and with a few extra blankets since we were expecting a night below freezing. We awoke sweaty to working heat! We are thankful that the heat is working and that we haven't had to endure more severe weather without it.

In other news, our bathroom apartment came equipped with a rather noisy fan wired directly to the light switch. This prevented anyone in the bathroom from hearing anyone outside talking. I can't count the number of times Erin has hollered 'I can't hear you' over the noise of the fan as we tried to converse while getting ready in the morning. Today, I replaced the single switch with a double switch so we can talk while one of us is using the mirror or sink.