Defeating January

The only defense I have against January?  Escape.  Get out of dodge.  For as long as possible.  In this case, thanks to scamming in on the California beach house my sister rented, it was 10 days of blissful escape.

Escaping the cold:

and the snow:

and the inversion:

Escaping the tendency I have to avoid contact with all other humans and hole up in my house:

and the same old indoor activities:

and the same old food:

and oh yeah, did I mention the cold?

and I want to feel bad that I'm making you jealous right now, I really do.  But I can't.

Because it was amazing.  And I'm pretty sure California was just as big a fan of us, because they did everything in their power not to let us leave, including turning our plane around halfway back to Salt Lake City for another quick stay.  It took it's toll on us, that's for sure.

But by the time we got back, January was practically over!  I'm already saving my pennies to escape again next year (mostly because getting your flight turned around halfway to your destination comes with an apology in the form of a flight credit! Yay!)

Now.  If only I could apply the same game plan to February...Luckily I have Harper's birthday and jelly hearts to help me through.