oh, snow...

It is the 1st of December today and there is snow... Everywhere. Last night the weather forecast said that there could be up to 10 inches by morning; we probably got around 6 or 7. And that is about 6 or 7 too much for my liking, ha.

P.S. - My dear friend Brittany always puts up sweet pictures on her blog, so I decided I would too, just so I can be cool too. And it's a picture of snow. Coincidence?? I think not! ;-)

Even though I have lived in Michigan for two years now, sadly, I am still not a huge fan of snow. Actually, that is not entirely true -- I think that snow is ABSOLUTELY beautiful when it falls gently from the sky and fills the air, and if that is all that snow ever did, then I would have no problems with snow, and I would rejoice to see it and throw feasts and sing and dance at its first appearance, but as it is, I am left with mixed feelings... See, snow is nice and beautiful when it is in the air, but as soon as it lands and makes puddles and slosh and mud and makes it so that you can't go anywhere without getting your pant legs soaked up to the knees and makes driving a nightmare and walking a balance act and pant salt stains a curse and outdoor sports an impossibility and campus shortcuts to class inaccessible and every moment of peace into a moment of paranoia at being attacked by one of your "friends," well.....then snow just becomes somewhat of a bother... So I do not thoroughly hate the snow, but......I would also be perfectly content if I never had to walk through more than a slight dusting of it ever again. Unless of course you want to PLAY in the snow, and then you can go to the mountains and enjoy all the snow you want, and then when you get sick of it, you can leave. It really is a perfect system. ;-)

And having said that, although I realize that I am still an amateur when it comes to dealing with snow, I have made another observation: when walking through snow while it's falling, no matter how you try to shield your face with your body or turn from the wind, the snow ALWAYS manages to fly inside your eyes and in your coat collar and down your neck. It is very aggressive that way. Another reason why it is a bother.

Anyway, those are my observations about snow. It seems as if it has decided to set in for the rest of the school year now, so I should probably get used to it, ha. Heck, maybe I'll even try and make the most of it one of these days. ;-)