snowplay
March came in quietly and is still lying softly in powder fashion on my lawn. It was absolutely magnificent. If only I could've spent the entire day at home playing in the snow, except that Obama commented on how DC was full of people who weren't winter tough and needed to learn "Chicago flintiness." Well, as far as I'm concerned, his flintiness can find its way back to Chicago, because with tons of snow on the ground, and as a Southerner who didn't get much snow as a child, I deserved a snow day. But, we're on the feds system for delays, so all we got was a 2-hr delay. And it was absolutely messy getting in. But, everyone, including myself, was in a horrific mood because of the commute.
Needless to say, I was very glad to have 5.5" this morning, and about 7" total in the backyard in some spots. So, as soon as 4:30 hit, I bolted out the door and headed home, excited to get to this hizzouse and play in the snow. My first thought was to make a snowman… but the snow was too powdery.
So, I made a snow angel. I lay on the ground and just looked up, so glad to know that I was just surrounded by powdery white snow. Then I felt how cold that snow was through the jeans. And then I realized as a person of my age, and who doesn't get up quickly of the ground, that snow goes down the back of your pants quickly (not to mention it's really cold… duh). As I got up, I started dancing around because the snow went down my pants pretty quickly, and then realized I had an audience across the street. Glad they enjoyed the show.
After that, I literally took on the 4-year-old in me and just ran around the yard kicking the snow. Why? Because I could. I took a few more pictures and stomped around in it, and people giggled at a grown woman playing around in the snow. But, I could care less. I really enjoyed getting to play around in the snow. It was like being a kid again. I was a kid again!
There are just a few pictures of my rendezvous with the fantastic dusting that DC received after the jump… Read more
