Original weather forecast reports early in the week called for snow this weekend, but only 3-5 inches. Well, by Friday afternoon, they were saying that we should expect one of the worst snow storms in recorded history. These forecasters are really impressive, right? It started snowing late Friday night and by Sat night, we had over 2 feet of snow! It was awesome.
By Saturday morning, we already had almost a foot of snow everywhere. This worked out great for me because DCers for the most part tremble at the thought of driving in the snow. So I took advantage of this and ran some errands. I played some indoor soccer, went Christmas shopping, and fixed Heather's headlights. I had the roads and the mall practically to myself! It was awesome. I was gone for about 3.5 hours. Just to give you an idea of how much snow was falling, by the time I got home, I had to shovel out my parking space because the snow buildup was too high to let me simply drive back in and park.
The most difficult part about all this snow is that it reminds me of how much I love skiing and deeply miss the mountains out west. These rounded, gentle hills that they call mountains out here simply don't cut it. One day, Heather and I will either live closer to the mountains or be rich and just fly to our winter cabin near a ski resort every winter for a month.
It was a shame that Heather is in Texas for a cousin's wedding right now. I made a snow angel and tried to make a snowman (the snow was too light and fluffy), but it wasn't the same. My 1-on-0 snow fight was especially depressing.
Here are some pics of the snow. At places, the snow almost reached my mid thigh. Officially, we got somewhere between 24-26 inches of snow.
Yes, that is a car. Last night, I took a walk around the neighborhood. Most cars looked like gargantuan marshmallows sitting in a field of frosting. I felt like I was in the board game, Candy Land.
I had a great time shoveling snow today. It felt more like excavating. I was like John Henry, the steel-driving man of snow shoveling.
4 comments:
Ats a LOT of snow! Glad you could brave it and get things done! It's beautiful!
Glad your Thanksgiving was great too! I totally agree about the "mental adjustment" when people come stay with us... I can clean when they leave. :)
So sad Heather missed your snow party, Todd. But it sounds like you still can play alone! Who won the snowball fight? Ha!
Why doesn't your car have a single bit of snow on it???
The last pic was days later-- as you can see the snow around the house was so deep that it took a long time to melt. The snow on the cars melted much faster in the sun.
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