February 11, 2006
Abandon your cars now...
Snow is on the way...a lot of it. I have a friend who's been looking forward to snow, exasperated with all the warm weather we've been having. Now that I'm not a kid anymore, the only time I want to see any snow is around the holidays. Once New Year's has past, I am basically done with winter and don't want to have anything to do with it until the following year.
I don't always get my way.
i'm not sure how things go in south Jersey because it's been a loooong time since we had any significant snow, but I know that when I was living in Maryland the mere mention of the 's' word sent people into panic and despair. They'd clean out all the bread, milk and toilet paper from stores for miles around....like getting 6-10 inces of snow meant we'd be stranded for months. When the snow started, some people even would abandon their cars with just a couple of inches on the ground. Now that was fun.
Today poor Heidi was called in to work at the crack of dawn. The store needed her for a double shift...I'm wondering if other employees panicked and called out sick? Hopefully Heidi will get some brownie points for this. Meanwhile, the stupid storm hasn't even started yet.
Now, we have enough food and drinks for the next couple of days...but we need entertainment! So we are trekking out to Borders ahead of the storm to make sure we're stocked up on all the books we need. God forbid we should get 10 inches of snow and not have enough reading material!!!!! 
1. do you own, or have you ever owned, a boat?
No, but I'd sure love to have a sail boat
2. how far away do you live from the nearest body of water?
Well.....Spring Lake is just across the street. The ocean is about an hour's drive
3. what type of water is it? (ocean, lake, pond, etc.)
I think I gave it away already. It's a lake, very pretty to look at but I'm leery of swimming in it. You can't see the bottom because of the cedar water and I'm not crazy about lake bottoms anyway. They feel too squishy and icky.
4. do you enjoy swimming?
I love it!
5. do you prefer swimming/floating in a pool, pond, lake, river, or ocean?
My preference is the ocean, followed by a pool. Now I swim in a pool at the gym.
6. what is your favourite water-related activity? (this can be from sailing a yacht to sunning next to a pool to washing your dog in the backyard)
I like playing water volley ball, that's fun. I love to swim laps
7. have you ever taken a cruise? if no, why not? if yes, how was the experience?
Nope, no cruise yet.
8. switching focus to water intake ... what is your favourite liquid refreshment, and why do you love it so?
Ice cold water--it refreshes every single time, is filling, and it's good for me!