Blizzard of '08

I went to bed on Tuesday night happy because school was already called off for the next day! When I got up on Wednesday I was still thrilled at the unexpected day off, but unsure what all the hype was about. They said "snow emergency," but there was just a slushy mess outside. But the meteorologists were unwilling to go back on their predictions of 14-16 inches of the white stuff. They kept saying oh, it will start in earnest soon, soon, soon.

Sure enough around noon on Wednesday I looked out my window to a virtual white out. I couldn't see the apartment building across the street. Seriously, it was great. I hung out with my new roommie (and old one, once they let her out of work early) in our pajamas till nearly 2:30pm. I braved the elements like an arctic explorer to get to the local coffee shop with my neighbors Kira and Tiffany. Then, when the snow had lightened to a mere twinkle in the air we went outside to play!

I mean play! Sledding, snowball fights, face washes, tromping through thigh deep snow. It was one of those great times when everything else seems unimportant and friends and fun were all that mattered.

So, the branches above next to my head are usually a few feet above me. Crazy snow!