snow far, snow good

it would seem that whilst lovely husband jeff and i have been frolicking on the sunny sands of oahu, the weather of mid-atlantic states has gone completely NUTSO and decided to unleash a major--and unseasonably early--snowfall!

so while we were seeing this:



and this:

and even this:

niece madeline and nephew matthew in eastern pennsylvania were able to build a snowman BEFORE they'd been trick or treating!

but it's not all palm trees and sunshine here in hawaii you know, darlings! for whilst we haven't had any snow, there has been a considerable amount of ICE:



and i can't imagine WHAT the meteorological implications are of seeing this guy in the lobby of our hotel:

but then i suppose even penguins need a sunny holiday from time to time, don't they darlings?!

wherever you are this week, i hope there are blue skies on your horizon, if only in a metaphorical sense; meanwhile, i'll be back soon with a few more snaps of LITERAL ones from our trip!!! :)