27 inches of snow when I woke up.

The snow was above my bedroom window. Granted, my bedroom is in the basement but the snow rarely comes up to the window.

I got snow on my ankles on the very first step outside. I thought they were bundled up nicely but the snow still got through (the snow was up to my thighs!).

A winter wonderland? That phrase doesn’t work so well after Christmas.

There was enough snow to make an igloo! It was a lot of fun.

You couldn’t even see most of the younger kids over the piles of snow.

First time I’ve ever seen those trees bent that far over. You can also see in this picture how windy it was – there was snow blowing all over the place.

Final count: 31 inches. We haven’t seen a plow since yesterday, I doubt I’ll be going anywhere any time soon.

I went to Becca’s house today.  We went sledding and then hung out.  It was fun, but I am pooped.  The snow was nice but I am so ready for spring.  I think I am in my prime when it is warm outside; I am more focused and inspired and I have more motivation.  But when it is cold and bleak?  Not so much.

Yeah, I know I look like crap.  My hair is greasy and disheveled and I look like a pot head.  And Becca looks like an old woman.

Oh, and happy birthday @uhlfreak!

I’ll start at the beginning. We had midterm exams two weeks ago. We were scheduled to have the Monday after midterms off. That evening it snowed two or three inches and we had off of school on Tuesday. Then, on Tuesday evening it iced and we had off on Wednesday, also. After being off for almost a whole week, I was discombobulated enough and felt like we had winter break all over again.

We had a two-day week last week, which threw me off even more. Then, yesterday, it was 60 degrees. I had to check myself and remember that it was February. The warm weather is still lingering today (it’s 50 degrees at the moment), but it’s supposed to snow tonight.

Help me.

First snow of the year!  I grabbed some purple tulips that we had from the Ravens game last night, threw ‘em outside and snapped some pics.  I love the contrast- not only in color but also with the whole spring vs. winter motif.

The last huge blizzard that we had was when I was in fifth grade over President’s Day weekend 2002.  It was epic; there was no school for a week and it literally snowed for four days straight.  Every morning there was fresh new snow to play in (and shovel).  Walking down the sidewalk was like walking through a tunnel because the snow was piled up so high around us.

But, alas, this hasn’t happened in a while.  It hasn’t even been cold enough for that to happen since then.  These days, the snow that we get is only allowed to stay frozen while it’s snowing because the next day, when the storm is gone, it gets sunny and warm and the snow all melts.

Last weekend would have been a perfect time for a blizzard because it has been bitterly freezing here all week.  The temperature has seldom risen about 25 degrees (it hasn’t been above 20 for the past two or three days!) so the snow could actually hang around for a while before it melts.

Did it snow?  Of course not!

There has been tons of ice, though.  I have fond memories of late-90′s elementary school.  Every morning during the winter there was always a patch of frozen ice that we would “skate” on while we waited for the bus.  Until this week, I hadn’t seen it since then.  It was fun to see it again.

And in addition to the nostalgic ice patch on the street, the creek behind my house has frozen completely over.  The ice is not enough to walk all the way over, but it is frozen nonetheless.

(Yes, I was wearing my pajamas.)

Now all we need is some FREAKING SNOW!

It snowed for five minutes and then began to rain. Heavily.

That being said, I am looking forward to my 2008 year-in-review post (my fifth annual!).  Have a safe and happy Christmas, Internet.

And there’s still dessert.

This year, I woke up and it was 65 degrees outside and the leaves were sorta brown (mostly green and some orange/red) and mostly on the trees. And the turkeys were notably absent.

You have let me down.

Love,
Danny

But, um, I’m kind of having an affair.  With a different coat.  A black wool peacoat from Old Navy.

Isn’t it pretty cool?  I would totally snatch it up and just rotate between my brown parka coat, my new brown plaid 50′s-esque jacket, and this coat except for the fact that this coat is $70.  But now I feel really bad that I feel bad about my new coat.

My life sucks.

But in other news, I’m going to be making my rounds soon to buy winter clothing.  And by “my rounds”, I mean I’ll drop in on Old Navy and H&M (and possibly The Gap, Aeropostalé, and American Eagle if there are good sales) and hope to find something good, although frankly I am feeling quite uninspired by the fall collections.

Wish me luck.

It’s much prettier after snow.

See them on Flickr…

P.S. – I got a new camera today!  I’ll post about it tomorrow.