Let It Snow

I have never seen this much snow at once in my entire life! Today was great. I never stopped being amazed by the snow. Aquarius and I went on an adventure to the movie theater. From our apartment, we walked down to City Place taking pictures along the way. We saw Avatar – amazing movie. Then we headed back pausing at the only open restaurant , Asian Bistro, for some lunch. The hot soup and spring rolls gave me the energy I needed to finish my trudge through the snow. This odyssey took the entire afternoon. Of course the movie was long, but the snow was slow going for me.

My only experience with snow has been the few inches we got last year and a few inches when I lived in Paris. In Louisiana, they sometimes claim that it is going to snow, but it always ends up being sleet, freezing rain, or tiny snow flakes that melt three feet above the ground. I do remember once or twice getting maybe an inch of actual snow. This was enough to take all of the snow from three neighbors’ yards to make one snowman. Normally, it just rains and then temperatures fall below freezing causing hazardous road conditions, lots of freaking out, and school closures. I realize now that what we sometimes labeled as “snow” in Louisiana was actually just sleet. For more of my observations on Louisiana weather, see my post October is Here.

Needless to say, I acted like a little kid today. Aquarius, who briefly lived in Colorado, was laughing at me because I could not stop giggling. I had trouble getting used to the snow hitting me in the face, and it took a little practice to perfect the technique of walking on the powder without slipping. At some points I was nearly knee deep. I decided against making any snow angels because I was worried that I might get lost in a drift. I can imagine myself sinking straight through the white powder and not being able to dig myself out. I’ve always thought of snow as being picturesque and tranquil, and this seemed true despite the grimy-looking, snow-ploughed roads. The city was at its quietest. My only regret about the snow is that on Wednesday I will have to leave it all behind for Louisiana. This is my first real chance at a white Christmas and it won’t happen for me. We haven’t been back in a year and a half, and our parents are becoming impatient for our visit. It will be an interesting journey. I will try to update more than just Wednesday and Saturday with some interesting observations on the South. I will also try to get pictures of some donks.