Friday, January 30, 2009

Welcome to sunny, warm and lovely Ohio....

Dear Diary

Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Ohio. It is so beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.

Oct. 14 - Ohio is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.


Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in Ohio. I hope it snows soon. I love it here!

Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight: everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here.


Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland. I love it here!

Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!


Dec. 21 - More of that white shit coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. Do you know how hard it is to shovel snow that is up to your knees??? I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. Asshole.


Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonofabitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap?? And can somebody plow my patio so the dogs have a place to pee?


Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??


Jan. 1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the shithead actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.

Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a damn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.

Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece of shit into fireplace wood when I had the chance.


May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow shit.


May 10 - Sold the car, the house and moved to California. I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of Ohio.


23 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love it in Ohio...something about the four seasons makes it amazing.

D said...

Ha!! What a great entry. :)

Unknown said...

julie...brilliance, pure brilliance!

~AM

Anonymous said...

HILARIOUS!!! Reminds me of where I live.

I once gave our snowplow driver the finger. The bastard.

Anonymous said...

Amen sister-I am ready to pack it up and head to warmer climates myself!!-You would say that Danica-god love you but this time of year!!! So Julie when are we moving-I can be packed in about an hour!! I hate Ohio the older I get!

Treasia Stepp said...

Great post. Made me actually smile this morning.

won said...

From the moment I started reading, I was thinking "this isn't gonna end good...I just have a feeling."

Then with the last journal entry, it did!

If only....eh? I'd be right behind you in a heartbeat.

Kim said...

Great post!

At least your plow guy comes by. We live in a culdesac and he only plowed to the circle entrance and then backed out. The bitch mail lady wouldn't drive in the snow so we didn't get our mail. Plow ass finally came back and scraped the culdesac yesterday.

Estela said...

Good morning from sunny South TX, where it is now 55 and should reach the 70's today ! :-)

I've read that before and laughed my ass off...by the way, have you read the one about the northerner who was tired of snow so he moved to Arizona?? Hilarious too!

Estela in South TX

chocolatecovereddaydreams.blogspot.com said...

When should I expect your arrival here in SUNNY, WARM Southern California???

You won't want to go back to Ohio. I promise you that!

Cammie said...

yep, welcome to Ohio

travel girl said...

So, where the hell are ya? I thought you were coming over for coffee;)

travel girl said...

BTW.....Love your pic, way sexy;)

Trina said...

ROFL. You are too funny!

Dale & Brennan said...

I love your blog!!!! I too am starting over at 44, with 2 kids who are 20 and 5. Don't think I will be taking a dip in the dating pool yet. Maybe when the 5 year old is older.

I loved todays post. I live in Wisconsin and can totally relate to the snow thing. And yes, we do have all 4 seasons so there is something good about living here.

Thanks for making me laugh. Glad I found you.

Colleen

jill jill bo bill said...

LMAO!!!! Why can we never be satisfied? I am the SAME way. You will hear me bitch starting in June.

Julie D said...

Glad you all enjoyed it. Those are all various pictures I've taken the past year. That beautiful tree with the leaves changing is right down the street from my house. The tree with the limb falling over *used* to be in my front yard until lightening struck it last summer! The snow pictures are, of course, at my house. Oh, and the beach picture is me in San Diego on Coronado Beach!

Yeah, TG and CCCD, I'm ready to head your way. I can be packed in an hour. :)

Lady Bug, I tried to get to your blog and could not get it to load! I'll try again....

Mary@Holy Mackerel said...

Good one! Sort of like here in Ottawa. Love it and hate it.

Lilly said...

That is hilarious! Truly hilarious! We are all the same, never quiet happy - the honeymoon period wears off and reality hits...

Vegas Linda Lou said...

OMG this is hysterical! You are so freakin' cool.

I hate the snow as much as I hate birds. Ironically, if I still lived in New York, I'd like to be a snowbird. Go figure.

Unknown said...

oh yea welcome to Ohio! Don't you just love it here in the winter???

J'Ollie Primitives said...

A-freaking-men.

binks said...

Reason # 3,287 on why I don't live in the cold snowy weather. That Chicago just about killed me. How did your son fare?