Not even 20" of snow can stop the Deel Girls!

Well, Mother Nature certainly had her sights set on Ohio this Friday and Saturday. My sisters and niece were meeting me in Columbus on Friday night. Luckily we all decided to head that direction early because the snow and freezing rain started early Friday. We all made it to Columbus just fine and then the storm really hit. On my way up there I stopped at the Outlet Mall to hit a few of my favorite stores and then I went on to Columbus. Once I got there I went to the Mall and had a wonderful spa pedicure at the Aveda Spa. The storm continued to rage but I was able to meet my dear friend Emily for dinner that night...it was so great to spend time with her and catch up. We woke up Saturday morning and realized we were definitely snowed in...I could see my van from my hotel room and there was a huge drift all the way up the back to the window. Since we had made our reservations at different times I was at a different hotel than my sisters. We had plans of going over to the Hilton in the Easton area Saturday night but we had to cancel those plans because there was a level 3 snow emergency and the roads were very bad. The girls were finally able to get out of their hotel and move into my room with me. I had a two room suite so there was plenty of room for all of us. That day we just took it easy at the pool and hot tub and hung out in the room and watched TV. In the evening the bartender for the small lounge in the hotel made it in so we went down to have a drink...we ordered from Donato's (the only place the hotel knew of that was open) and ate down in the lounge. While we were eating the skies finally cleared and a beautiful sunset lit up the evening sky...we knew the storm was finally over. I overheard the hotel clerk say that a few restaurants were open so I was ready for an evening expedition. We dug the van out of the drift and took a drive...we finally stopped in the bar at Texas Roadhouse and hung out there for a while.

This morning we were ready for some shopping! Luckily the roads were in great shape so we shopped for a couple hours and then ended our get-together on a "tropical" note...we ate at Cheeseburger in Paradise and sipped one final girlie cocktail! After that we got in our cars and headed for home. I guess the four of us will never forget where we were during the Blizzard of '08! It was a lot of fun just to relax and hang out together...I am not sure what it is about sisters getting together but we certainly do seem to laugh about the silliest things...and bring up some weird memories from growing up together! It really was a great weekend and I am thankful for two great sisters and a sweet niece and so glad that we were able to get together.