knee-high

after an afternoon game of tic-tac toe, siv, øyvind and i put on our warmest clothes and drove to utvikk fjellet to check on their cottage. the weather started to calm down a bit when we left skei, but the wind and snow up in the mountain was terrible. the beautiful sky was grayish to bluish to reddish.

øyvind parked the car 500 meters from the cottage and we walked the rest of the way. for siv and øyvind (tall people), the snow was knee-deep. but for a midget like me, the snow was up to my thighs. siv had to check on me every now and then if i'm still walking behind them and not buried in the snow somewhere.

the 5-minute walk to the cottage seemed forever. once we were inside, all the heaters were turned on and we covered ourselves with wool blankets. siv was busy coming back and forth the living room and kitchen, while øyvind and i froze on the sofa. when everything was settled and the cottage was a little warmer, we sat and talked. oh, it was just nice and relaxing to be there. siv thought it could have been cozier if we brought some hot cocoa. then øyvind found a box of chocolate from the cupboard and battled over himself whether to eat the chocolates or not because siv told him that those sweets had been there for a year or so already. he ate it anyway and offered us some. but i told him that i'll wait for five minutes and see what happens to him before i take his offer.

after an hour of talking and silent breaks, we decided to head back to skei. it was half past five and the darkness enveloped us once we were outside. i walked sandwiched between siv and øyvind since i didn't have a flashlight. the wind and snow's teamwork was still to the highest level. we were relieved to be back in the car and back to skei after half an hour and back to our tic-tac toe : )