First Full Day of Spring &Taxes

I find it ironic, especially given our extremely mild winter, that Tuesday being the first full day of spring wasn’t expected to look like spring at all. Instead of a hint of warmth, budding spring flowers, birds singing, and greening grass, we had a significant snow storm in the forecast. The weather experts had originally said it would hit during the wee hours of the morning but at 5:30am (my rise time) it hadn’t. Mindy’s hope for a snow day had been dashed. I went about my morning with a smug, I told you so attitude. I really didn’t think it would hit, my prediction was that it would move south of us. I completed my morning routine like any other work day. I was ready for work a little early and had plenty of time to play before laving the house. And incidentally, the weather forecasters weren’t throwing in the towel with their prediction just yet. They still insisted that we would be during the day with 4- 6 inches by 7pm. OK! Work began just like most days the past couple of weeks. We were flipping busy! Sometime mid-morning I received an email from my princess advising how beautiful the snow was and how she wanted to go out and play in it (???). A look out the fifth floor window revealed nothing but a few flurries flying around and certainly no accumulation. Perhaps my prediction was coming to pass. Had I manifested this? Hmmm? Come 12:40pm I took to the gym for my run. The weather was still not an issue, but it was a little cold and windy. It was only in the upper 20’s. My afternoon went about like the morning. It was busy. I know I’m starting to sound like a broken record – sorry! Mindy and I talked mid afternoon and confirmed that we’d both stay home addressing various tasks. My plan was to finish my taxes. I didn’t end up leaving the office until after 6pm and didn’t get home until 6:30pm. I took a minor detour on the way to satisfy my curiosity with a new building going up in Mill Run that is replacing the old Chili’s. To my dismay, it’s a CVS. I consider that a blight to the area even though they are typically very attractive buildings. I just think we have enough of these in our neighborhoods already. Rather than turn around, I decided to take the back way home through Mill Run, The Glen, and ultimately Old Dublin Rd. While passing through the Glen, I happened upon a nice looking duplex for rent that I thought Mindy might be interested in checking out. I gave her the info since we were already chatting on the phone. Finally at home, I wasted little time fooling round and immediately after walking Ykraps, prepping coffee, and washing my lunch containers, I sat down to my taxes. I finished up my taxes sometime just after 8pm. This is the first year I used Turbo Tax Online. I came to the conclusion that it’s far superior to H&R Block Online for the same cost. I liked it, and found it to be much more user friendly! Too, my fears of having to pay this year were laid to rest, thus giving rise to a positive state-of-mind for the remainder of the evening. I felt as though a 50lb rock had lifted off my shoulders. I spent the rest of the evening updating my blog, reading, and playing guitar. The evening went way too fast though, but that’s how it goes.