It's snowing outside. Well, I live in Canada, winter had to come eventually, right?
Actually, the first snow that stuck with us arrived on Christmas morning, which was fantastic. Up till then I'd been completely dreading the whole Christmas thing, when I woke up and saw that there was snow on the ground it brought a smile to my face that I'm sure would have been considered beaming. Despite what some people may think, Christmas needs to have snow. It rained a few days ago and so we could once again see the grass and it looked like it was going to return to looking dreary and depressing outside.
But, it's snowing! :) And has been for two days now. And the smile is back on my face. There's just something about all that clean whiteness that's soothing, and yet exciting at the same time. I'm plan to take my camera tomorrow and finish up whatever film is leftover from Christmas. The trees looked amazing on my way home from work tonight with all the snow hanging off the branches, but it was dark and I didn't figure that pictures would turn out, so...here's hoping the snow is still hanging tomorrow morning.
The roads are incredibly slippery, and I'm sure there have been accidents all over the place. Thankfully, this time, I avoided being one of them. (Incidentally, in case anyone is interested the repairs to my car cost $5000. Tune in in September to hear about my insurance rates, which are sure to skyrocket) Although, while I'm mentioning it, here's a note for anyone that drives a SUV. Back the fuck off! Just because you've got 4 wheel drive doesn't mean everyone else does.
Generally I'm complaining about the snow, but I've just found myself incredibly excited about it lately. Seriously. If we had a yard I think I'd be outside building a snowman. hee hee!
PS: Happy New Year!
*** The photos can be found here, if you're interested ***
Posted by Michelle at January 3, 2003 03:08 PM