Saturday, December 5, 2009

First Snow

We had our first snow today, but we celebrated by braving the crowds at the National Aquarium for Dollar Day. We highly recommend the National Aquarium; they have an amazing Jellyfish exhibit and Poisonous Frog exhibit. The weather blessed us with fewer crowds than expected. We enjoyed coming home to a warm snow covered house (which the pictures do not do justice). The snow really makes us feel like Christmas is here, especially with the two holly trees that frame our house.

2 comments:

http://alberico.net said...

Beautiful, I miss having snow for winter/christmas. Just curious does the single candle signify something?

Ashley Lapointe said...

The single candle is a popular colonial east coast thing. The original meaning was to be a light welcoming home those that were away or at war. The modern symbolism is of home, warmth, and family during the holiday. Some people keep them up all year around though.