Have you seen this? It's our local weather forecast for the weekend. This does not make me happy. I have a weekend getaway planned with my husband and this was not part of the plan.
I miss winter. I don't mean the kind of winter we just had. That was a pathetic excuse for a winter. I miss real winters. You know the kind where you wake up and look outside your window to find the world wrapped in a blanket of white. I guess I'm just a big kid that way. Some people think I'm crazy when I tell them that I love winter. Snow days are for children and teachers they say, "real grownups" have to go to work. Maybe it has something to do with growing up in Chicago. I don't remember getting a lot of snow days, back then they put chains on the tires and we went to school. I do however have lots of memories of playing in the snow with my brothers and sisters. I remember piles of plowed snow so big and so tall that they would last for a month. My mom would make hot chocolate for us (the real stuff with milk) and your whole body would start to thaw as you drank it down. Remember how your cheeks would sting as the numbness started to wear off? Those are sweet memories.
Occasionaly we get a good winter in Virginia. This is from 2009. Here's proof that it does snow here, just not nearly as often as I'd like. This was my old neighborhood and the best part about living on that hill were snow days. I loved to stand at our big picture window and watch people try to make it up the hill. When someone was really having a hard time I would yell "We've got a slider" and everyone in the house would come running to watch some dude slip and slide all over the place. The smart ones parked at the bottom and walked up but there was always some idiot who thought he knew what he was doing when really he had no idea. Laughing at these guys brought us closer together as a family.
So this weekend while you're sweating up a storm, cursing the heat and doubling up on deodorant, why don't you join me in thinking about snow. If we are lucky enough to have a snowy winter the next time around I will definitely not be missing this heat. In fact if you ever hear me saying "Gosh I sure wish it were July again" please take me to the nearest emergency room and tell them something is terribly wrong with me.
Stay cool and safe folks!