Snow started around here about noon. Then it turned to sleet and rain. Made a nice slush base, then the snow started again. Got the 7 inches predicted. Good night to stay home. It was the quietest New Year I can remember. No fireworks to be heard, no gun shots, no cheering. Just quiet at midnight. Strange, but enjoyable.
Happy. First, because my grueling work schedule is now gone, and as ZZ Top says, "my wallet's fat". Dang but my body's sore. On call today, not expecting to work (please God, no), hoping to have a mess of fried oysters later today. Right now the coffee's great, my honey's on the laundry, gonna give the dogs a bath in a while, just piddle around and take it easy.
Tomorrow we go for a late holiday gat-together with her son and his fandamily. For this New Year, I'm really hoping/planning to make up for all the riding I missed last year.
I got together with my brewing partner and we brewed our traditional New Years Beer! We kegged a Belgian Stout we brewed 3 weeks ago. Then we cleaned and refilled the fermentor with a brew call Faust. It was a beer brewed for Tony Faust by his friend Adolphus Busch. Tony owned an Oyster House that was hugely popular back in the day. This is my favorite Anheuser Busch beer and they have made it a few times over the years including a year ago but once again they quit, so I just make my own!
Quiet day here for me. Slept in a bit, had coffee on the back porch with my son while the dogs played in the back yard. Cinnamon buns for breakfast and now a meatloaf in the oven for supper. Just lounging around right now. Later I'll crank up the XT and log some fun miles.
I've been off for 4 days in a row and have to go back to work tomorrow. All good things much come to an end...