February 10, 2010

• Blizzard?!

  

  I normally sleep like a rock but for some reason I have insomnia today. Maybe it's because of the excitement from the "Blizzard"!??  Actually, I don't think that's it but I thought it was kinda neat to see the above weather report.

  Ohhh all the things that amuse this Florida gal.

  Today all the schools in NYC are closed. I heard that it's extremely rare for NYC kids to get snow days. You'd think that NYC would get tons of snow but actually since we've lived in the area the past 4 years, the most snow I've ever seen is about 6 inches on the ground (when we lived in Palisades Park, NJ) and about 2 inches in the city. The snow in NYC either melts super fast or is cleaned up within a few hours of falling so you never see huge piles of it, except at the parks.

  Snow is still a crazy, new phenomenon to me even after experiencing 5 real winters (1 year in Korea, 4 here). Is it this way for other folks from sunny, warm places? I know blizzards are bad things and cause all kinds of havoc but I'm kind of excited by the thought of stepping outside of my apt (after things have settled down) and encountering a world of white wonder or a winter wonderland (hahah, ok that sounds super cheesy, sorry!).

  I've never built a snow man so I'm hoping to get a chance to get to the park and build one this week. This is an activity I will be doing alone, as the hubs hates snow. I guess if I spent two years in the military in the snowiest place in Korea I would hate snow too.

  Ok folks in the Northeast -I hope everyone stays safe and warm. You folks in warm, sunny places pray for us, it's predicted to be a wild one!

  -Edit- The snow hitting our window sounds like little crunchies or pop rocks! Shingihae!

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