Marylanders (no offense) are often made fun of due to the possible over-reaction to snow coming. After living in Utah for over 4 years, we witnessed this first-hand. We were newlyweds and new apartment dwellers in MD back in 1980-SOMETHING and one night we got a ton of snow. The parking lot of our apartment complex had not been plowed much. We were shocked about that, but more shocked that Hubby did not have to go to work! NO work? Are you serious?
Those who are offended, relax and keep reading...
I didn't have a job yet, so we were happy to have a free day together! Awesome - let's go shopping! We dug out the car. We drove to the mall and it was....closed. We went to the grocery store, and it was....closed. Mind you, we did not own a t.v. at this point. It's true - NO T.V. We obviously were young and free and not attached to the Weather Channel - OH wait, it didn't exist yet....
After a semester of driving to Springville, Utah from BYU to student teach 5th graders, every early morning regardless of weather with ne'er a delay nor a closing, I was in disbelief. And yet....I thought, ,"hmm. I could get used to this!!".
I have now been a Marylander longer than I ever was an Arizonan or a Utahn. Weird. I have adapted. I do however stay stalked up on toilet paper and milk so as to not have to brave the storm, so to speak, to fight for those items in the store. I do have my pride.
These storms beat them all - not an overreaction, however - Marylanders could generally just kinda plan ahead better, don't you think? Seriously - the hoarding at the grocery stores need not be necessary.
No offense intended, again. Really - and I mean it.
L has been home from school for a week now. Hubby has been off work for a week as well. He will work Saturday and on President's Day. All my work has been non-doable as well. And I mean my work at home as well as my work-from-home- JOB. No traveling with it either - everywhere I needed to go was closed. I tried to be productive and I enjoyed the "down time" as well. This kind of weather will do that to ya.
Now for a few photos - first of Blizzard #1:
Pushing snow out the window off of the roof above the porch - amazing!
Still, my heart beats for the desert sun.
That is so much snow! Were you going going stir crazy?
ReplyDeleteI too was surprised by Md and how funny they are about the snow.(It's not like they never get any. I know we had a couple big storms while in school.)
I miss Maryland snow and all!
WOW! I wish we could have some of that snow. We haven't had a snow like that for a while here in UT. We did get slammed a lot with blizzards in CO. I love your hair!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I am not on facebook. Seriously, I don't have time for one more thing, but I am SO glad you double posted pictures so I could see all that snow. I'm jealous. I remember being 'snowed in' while living in MD. And to think my grass right now has zero snow, nothing, zilch and boy do we need some!! Do you want to share?
ReplyDeleteThat is so amazing!! I would love to get a good storm like that, though one would probably be enough. I hope you guys are finally melting:)
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