Labyrinths...

Today was a day that has been looked forward to for over a month now.  We knew we would be home over the holidays and that the first check of the year was going to be quite puny because of said holidays.  The 19th was Jake's orthodontist appt-and the day before the first full check of the year-and so we planned to have a day out.
Checking the weather over and over, I was assured it would be clear and sunny and around 47.  Even on the way into town this morning under heavy gray clouds and chill straight out of a freezer, the radio guy said it would clear around noon and be nicer all afternoon.

We finished at the orthodontist, went to the library for some books, met up with Heather, split up, I got gas and lunch (not from the same place!) and headed up to Green Mountain Nature Trail to meet back with her and also meet up with Katy and Cathy.

We arrived first and waited a while, then decided to eat, it was SO cold with the wind coming off the water.  Brrrrr!  We finished lunch in record time and ran for the van.  Everyone else showed up and we went over our options.  We decided to walk part way around the lake, hoping the wind was blowing toward us and would be better over there.  Not so.

We made it to the bridge and came back.  Heather opted to go on home at that point, she had a croaky kid or two and it was colder than any of us had planned for.  Before she left, she gave Chan a bag of clothes.

The rest of us went off to check out some labyrinths in the area, going to the one off Waverly first since it was closest.
 

Chan slid in the considerable mud and ended up with a soaked pair of pants.  Heather's bag to the rescue!  Yay! 

Next up was the labyrinth at the Mental Health Center on South Parkway.
It was our favorite of the day, huge and complex and well away from anyone else.

Mecha-shiva, mecha-shiva, mecha-shiva!

After we finished up there, we went to the last labyrinth of the day on Holmes.  It was in need of some work, so we just walked around and looked at the custom bricks.

 We opted out of the last one for the day, it was getting late and I was cold through.  The sun never came out and it never got above 38.  We made plans for another day and Cathy and I went to the local used bookstore before heading home.

In all, it was a cold and bleak day as far as the weather went, but I am glad we got out in it anyway.  I am tired of feeling trapped by the winter!