let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!

it snowed here!!! people kept telling me that it rarely snows here-or at least that it rarely stays on the ground for long when it does snow, so i was a little concerned about winter here. i mean, winter without snow is one thing when you live in california, where you at least have the ocean and sunshine as compensation, but a long, grey-brown, slushy, dirty, wet and cold winter?? hmmm...lieber nicht, danke.

so imagine my surprise and delight when i woke up this morning, and there were already a couple of inches on the ground! and it just keeps coming! yay!! (seriously, i know, i'm like a little kid, but you have no idea how happy this makes me!!) and then, when i got to the bus stop this morning, the younger kids decided it was the perfect opportunity for a snowball fight, and since the bus that was supposed to come at 7:30 never actually showed up, they got to play a little longer--and we all had a legitimate excuse for missing half of our first classes... not bad, eh? =)

it's lovely, it's grand. it's just beautiful. i love snow. i do. granted, i don't have to drive in it, or shovel, or scrape off my car, etc. (but seriously, people who whine about snow need to get their priorities straight!)