Snow Day Realized

It snowed! A lot actually...we have at least 5 inches on the ground and it's still coming down. So I guess it wasn't an empty threat after all. Since I cannot drive with the amount of snow blanketing the ground - nor do I want to attempt this feat.

My snow day plan consists of the following...

+ Delicious breakfast. Husband (who is working from home today) made me french toast with apple compote - he's the best!

+ Episode 2 of Downton Abbey that I missed Sunday night

+ Finishing my book, and maybe this one too if there's time

+ Catching up on a stack of unread magazines: Real Simple, Cooking Light, Martha Stewart Living...the list goes on

+ Taking a walk with husband in the snow

+ Drink several steaming cups of this hot chocolate, gifted to me by a classroom parent

+ Picking out photos for our wedding album

+ Begin online shopping for a new camera...thoughts?

+ Begin to get excited that my birthday is TOMORROW!

Isn't it amazing how much you can get done on a snow day? Let's see if it all happens...

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Snow Day

We've had on-again, off-again flurries since Saturday afternoon, and a good 2-3 inches that have stuck throughout the weekend.  There was even a handful of fluffy white flurries descending during school today - much to my second graders delight - so as you can imagine we got a LOT of work done.  Right....  

And now, we have the official declaration from the district - tomorrow is a snow day!  Despite the fact that it is not snowing...yet.  Let me explain... Here in Seattle and surrounding area, we are an it-snows-once-a-year-maybe-twice-on-a-big-year-kind-of-town.  Translation: natives of the area (including myself) are typically NOT everyday snow drivers.  Now, please know that much of this is due to the  fact that our city does not have adequate DOT snow plow equipment to clear the majority of our cities streets.  We're talking approximately 15 plows for the entire city of Seattle last time I checked - THAT'S IT, seriously!  As a result, this leaves most snowy roads to freeze overnight, making for even slipperier conditions in the early morning.  Seattle is also infamous for having way too many drivers attempt to drive up the city's many hills without the ability of 4-wheel drive - and then abandon said cars when their efforts to climb these icy hills prove fruitless.  

In a nutshell - we have strong reactions to the impending threat of snow, including delaying or canceling school.   All day long the local news online has been declaring this "Seattle Storm 2012," and predicting an ample 6-10 inches due to fall tonight. I guess we shall see! 

Happy Snow Day!!

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Snow Day

Today was a "snow day," if you can even call it that. Scattered flurries and dustings on and off for a few days constitutes a snow day, right? My fiance took the day off and we enjoyed the entire day off together. It was fabulous!

Our agenda didn't consist of anything out of the ordinary; we ran a few errands, picked out his birthday to me (a darling pair of Kate Spade sunglasses), made dinner together (salmon with pesto-butter, yum!), and watched a few episodes of Season 1 of The Wire. All in all, a perfect Thursday, albeit so much better because it was all in good company.

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Snow Day!

The snow fell plentifully last night in Seattle. Despite the snow, we did have school yesterday, and my students were (as you can imagine) quite distracted by the steady stream of flurries floating down all morning and afternoon. Luckily, I beat the traffic home, and cranked up the heat in my cozy house and watched the flakes continue to fall.

Today, I'm curled up on the couch with my cat Jenga, watching Love Actually, sipping pumpkin spice tea, and working on report cards. No cabin fever yet...

Is there snow where you are?

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Snowed In

With the snowy and icy roads preventing extensive travel, it's unofficially movie night. We haven't seen this kind of snow in Seattle since I was 7, and needless to say the city is overwhelmed by how to cope with the atypical conditions. My family is almost all together, awaiting the hopeful arrival of my last sister who has been puddle jumping about the country in search of a way home to Seattle (she's been from Boston to DC to Los Angeles)... It's almost Christmas!!!images/amazon

Snow Days and Gingerbread Ways

My weekend was spent snowed in, cozying up in front of pumpkin pie & apple cinnamon scented candles (my alternative to a crackling fire), trekking to the neighborhood bar to share a pint with friends, playing in the snow with my boyfriend, and baking gingerbread cookies for the first time ever.

School was already been canceled 3 days last week, and we just got word tomorrow is yet another snow day...I'm sure my students are joyously frolicking in the snow, much to their parents chagrin. Truth be told, it isn't looking too likely that we'll be back in class before the holiday, one more day to go... Cheers!image/flickr

Sweet

Have a sweet weekend!

No school again today, so I'll be playing in the snow!image via rubypress