So last night my cousin invited me over to hang out.  I agreed because I haven't been out of the house in a few days because of the snow storm that hit the tri-state area like god's money shot.  After shoveling all day I could use a break so she picked me up so I wouldn't have to drive in the state formerly known as New Jersey but is now Moscow.  We picked up another friend and got to their house, ate pancakes and discovered the shocking truth that this was all just a ploy to get us to help dig out my cousin's and her husband's cars!  And to make matters worse I ended up using a shovel that looked like it was made by playskool.  But after the physical labor was complete we ended up playing video games and talking about elves so it wasn't a total loss.