Struck Brightly by the Winter...

...When the snow falls thick and silent, I can only hear you breathing.

I'll make this one short...I have meetings from 7 -5 tomorrow and Saturday so I have to get to bed...

 

So I'm driving home from my buddy's house, totally dreading the weekend I have ahead of me, and suddenly the heavens open up and start pouring out this crazy beautiful white stuff called snow.  So I started laughing...I dont remember the last time I smiled THAT big, and then I started to cry (happy tears guys, happy tears).  I became overwhelmed by the beauty of it all, and it overtook my emotions...or maybe I'm just a hormonal woman. 

Snow evokes crazy emotions in most people.  You either love it or you hate it...OR you love it for a week and then you hate it.  I get it...being frozen isnt the most fun thing in the world, but think of all the good that comes from snowfalls- I mean the first thing I think of is Christmas, one of my favorite holidays. I think of getting a tree and decorating it with my family while listening to Christmas records.  I think of 24 hours of A Christmas Story on TBS.  I think of The Airing of Grievances (Campo Christmas Eve), and openings presents the next morning with my family. I think of watching Christmas movies wrapped up in a blanket with hot chocolate and snuggled up to someone I love. I think about turning off all my lights at night and watching the big giant flakes of snow fall ever so gently onto the ground, lit up by the streetlights.  I think of snowmen and snowball fights.  I think of going to Brandywine with Check to snowboard (which reminds me I need to wax up the Zebbrah for this season).  I think of snowdays (lucky me, I work at a highschool and i DO get snowdays.  Im pretty sure I get more excited than my kids). I think about shoveling snow with my mom and us pushing eachother into the snow piles that we make.  I think about Thanksgiving and going to Canada that weekend with my family.  I think about New Years Eve with my friends, and the New Years Day Campo Chili Bowl.  I think and reflect upon the past year, and look forward to starting a new one.  

I could probably go on and on about what I feel when I see the first snow fall.  You probably get it- I like snow. Y'all probably think I'm nuts.  I've checked my twitter and facebook timelines and 95% of my people seem to be pretty displeased with the weather.  Get used to it guys, stop complaining.  The complaints arent gonna bring summer back, so just enjoy the change of the season.  Not everyone gets to experience all 4 seasons in their all out glory...accept it...it's here!