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08:04 am
1/18/07

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I stand corrected.

Yes, it's actually snowing here. I know those of you from states that get actual snow all the time will look at this and say, "Please! That's hardly a smattering!" (Or maybe you wouldn't say smattering. But you get the idea.) Here, though, this is a Big Deal. Our local schools are closed, everything has come to a grinding halt. We're under a winter weather warning, even though we're only supposed to get about two inches, if that. But I have to admit, it is pretty. As well as a good excuse to stay home and drink hot chocolate, and that's always a good thing.

Plus, I can be all fancy with my hot choc, because I just recently bought a milk frother. I know, I know. It's completely unnecessary. But I was at Home Goods, it was $9.99, and I thought it would be fun. It's so easy: you put some milk in a glass, insert the frother, froth it up, then microwave it, which makes it froth up even higher, spilling over the edge of the cup and your microwave. (That last bit isn't actually part of the directions. It's just what I did. I don't recommend it.) Anyway, once you have your froth, you mix it in with some hot chocolate mix and voila (or wa-la, as my husband would say): hot chocolate that ISN'T all watery, but actually kind of thick and smooth. Will I use this product more than six times? I doubt it. But for ten bucks, I don't even feel bad about that. Not at all.

Meanwhile, right now they're talking to the head of the Department of Transportation on the local news, which has pre-empted GMA for this BREAKING WEATHER EVENT. I swear, the local news stations go nuts on days like this. They're postively...frothed, actually. Live coverage of overpasses! Ticker with the cancellations! Eyewitness accounts of flakes falling! Then again, we only get snow once a year, if that, so I guess we should let them have their fun while it lasts. Which will probably be...until about noon, when it all changes over to rain. Oh, well.

have a good day, everyone!
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On January 18th, 2007 01:11 pm (UTC), [info]b_bentley commented:
That is so hilarious that the schools are closed!! I live in Illinois, and our schools don't get closed unless there's at least 8 inches already on the ground.
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On January 18th, 2007 01:14 pm (UTC), [info]dancin_kare commented:
SNOW! In Chapel Hill!

Okay, must go play in it before my first class.

You know, had you ACTUALLY predicted us getting some, we would be staring at a thick layer of ice right about now. Just the way things work :(

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On January 18th, 2007 01:39 pm (UTC), [info]picazer720 commented:
no school for THAT MUCH SNOW? we get like 2 feet of snow and they're like YOURE GOING TO SCHOOL!

and also that is SO NOT FAIR. alll the ski resorts here have absolutely nooo snow. send the snow over hereeeee!

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On January 18th, 2007 01:53 pm (UTC), [info]librainiac commented:
we got 3-4 inches of ice and sleet here in oklahoma and the entire state has been shut down all week. i totally know what you mean about the newscasters going crazy. every five minutes we get an update on ICE STORM 2007!
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On January 18th, 2007 08:02 pm (UTC), [info]elle_enchanted replied:
ice storm? try living in canada hun. an ice storm takes on a whole new meaning,as in its perfectly normal to get hail a couple inches thick, or snow a couple feet deep, or sleet that stays on your windows for weeks

hehe, its fun

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On January 18th, 2007 01:53 pm (UTC), [info]opheliandreams commented:
its barely icey here, although i will say it was enough to have us on a two hour delay... anything to make me miss statistics and let me sleep in two hours is good enough for me.
(yes, two days into classes and i am already tired of them).

i wish we had snow... i love snow. i am from SC/GA, so we get snow even LESS than you do!

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On January 18th, 2007 02:15 pm (UTC), [info]betsy commented:
"Our local schools are closed"

Why? I mean, two inches of snow and you close schools there? I don't get it. We have to go to school even if we'd have two metres of snow.

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On January 18th, 2007 07:29 pm (UTC), [info]minorpianokeys replied:
My guess is that they aren't closed because of the two inches of snow but they're closed because people who are not used to seeing snow at all on the freeways forget how to drive.
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On January 19th, 2007 06:09 am (UTC), [info]betsy replied:
oh, i see. i'm not from america, that's why i was a little confused.
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On January 18th, 2007 02:24 pm (UTC), [info]liz12485 commented:
I live in the Maryland mountains and it's been so depressing over here because people aren't the same in the winter if there isn't snow on the ground. The ski resorts are closed, there aren't any lakes to ice skate on, people frankly just have no idea what to do with themselves!

Send some of that snow this way so people finally stop 1-complaining and 2-perk up!!

They've even started calling this fine month of January JUNEuary. How ridiculous.

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On January 18th, 2007 02:26 pm (UTC), [info]bookcollector commented:
You'd think that if you only got a little bit of snow once a year, that your state would be prepared for it. Ice is bad. Two inches of snow or less is child's play.

Here's we'd have two feet of snow, it would still be falling, and we'd be at school, on time, all day. But we don't get much snow anymore. I miss snow.

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On January 18th, 2007 02:29 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
At least it looks prettty.
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On January 18th, 2007 03:26 pm (UTC), [info]nme525 commented:
Did you watch the season premiere of "The Real Housewives of Orange County"? I caught it yesterday and there are no words...
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On January 18th, 2007 03:57 pm (UTC), [info]blueducky89 commented:
We still have six foot drifts outside here! Colorado has seen heavy snow every weekend since before Christmas. I'm to the point where I wish it was just two inches, even though I love the snow. Have fun with it! You can keep it all! : ]
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On January 18th, 2007 04:01 pm (UTC), [info]screwy_chloe commented:
wow, crazy. it hasn't even snowed yet in new york city (well, i live on long island-but it hasnt snowed yet here either), and december was the first time in 128 years that it hasn't snowed. ca-raaaazy.
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On January 18th, 2007 04:15 pm (UTC), [info]_starkiss commented:
Schools are closed? Wow. I'm from Toronto (Canada), and our schools never get closed. In high school we used to joke that it would take a situation like The Day After Tomorrow to get the schools to consider closing down.
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On January 18th, 2007 05:19 pm (UTC), [info]fears_n_tears commented:
thats funny, i live in boston, and we have had NO SNOW so far... and kids in your area are lucky, growing up school didnt get cancelled for less than 4 inches.
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On January 18th, 2007 05:21 pm (UTC), [info]susiq1492 commented:
Eastern Shore of Maryland here, and we're getting a lovely mix of snow and rainy icy stuff. FUN! And also wonderful for driving, which I must do later. Oh well, winter's only once a year, right?

Enjoy that frother! Sounds like fun! And potentially very messy :)

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On January 18th, 2007 05:30 pm (UTC), [info]cherrychick069 commented:
hot cocoa
i love hot chocolate. but I hate it when it is soo hot you have to wait at least 5 minutes to take a sip, in order to not burn your tounge and make your tounge feel funky for the next 2 days. My mom has this thing called the cocoa motion. This device makes the perfect hot chocolate...at the perfect temperature. If you have never heard of this, I suggest you go out and purchase one. It is AMAZING!

Although I'm from Michigan and we got a lot of snow at times. The first snowfall is always pretty and exciting. And then you get the ice storms and blizzards, which ends in wishing spring would just arrive. Have a fabulous day with your hot chocolate and pretty snow!!

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On January 18th, 2007 05:40 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I woke up at 7:30 this morning to joyful shouts outside. So I peaked outside my dorm window (without my glasses on) and saw pure white. I got all excited and was like, "I think it snowed!" even though my roommate was still sleeping. She got up, checked and confirmed. I then put on my glasses and took the full glance through the blinds for myself. For 45 minutes I tried to go back to sleep since my first class didn't start until 9:30, but it was all in vain. I kept thinking As soon as I finally get up, all the snow will be gone! And yes, it is now all melting on campus : ( But my boyfriend said it's supposed to snow again on Sunday. Sarah, just say it's not and maybe it will! lol

- Melissa

www.myspace.com/happy_girl

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On January 18th, 2007 06:02 pm (UTC), [info]planet_janet commented:
I'm a proud Canadian, and not once has any school of mine been closed due to snow. The buses may get cancelled in extreme conditions, but the schools are always open. That's hilarious.
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On January 18th, 2007 06:43 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
I am in Oklahoma and in Tulsa we have so much ice that school has been canceled all week!
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On January 18th, 2007 07:15 pm (UTC), [info]theatercab commented:
I'm from Florida. ONE inch of snow here would probably cause a state emergency. :-)
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On January 18th, 2007 08:31 pm (UTC), [info]daintyvillian commented:
That sounds like us (Dallas and surrounding area) yesterday!
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On January 18th, 2007 08:51 pm (UTC), [info]moowithme113 commented:
that's certainly more snow than us new yorkers have experienced. Driving home today was a small flurry, and that's about the most that's happened. I got home about 10 minutes ago, and it's already stopped.
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On January 18th, 2007 09:20 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
lol! Same thing here in Kentucky! Although we didn't get snow, the temperatures just dipped below 30. Really odd for winter! We have yet to get our first snow...
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On January 18th, 2007 10:12 pm (UTC), [info]mouseydork commented:
Aw, it's so pretty. I love snow. But I can see how that would be kind of freaky for anyone not used to it: Cars + Ice = Not very much fun.
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On January 18th, 2007 10:36 pm (UTC), [info]potter_lover456 commented:
I live in South Florida, so if we saw that we would FREAK OUT!! I've seen snow, almost every year when I go on vacation, but a lot of folks down here have never scene it.

I think if we got even one snow flake they would probably close school. Okay I'm exaggerating, but still.

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On January 18th, 2007 10:47 pm (UTC), [info]spiritenchanted commented:
That is rather amusing, and the picture is beautiful.
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On January 18th, 2007 10:57 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
Just this winter my town got about 8 inches of snow overnight... every school in the Chicago land area (including schools IN Chicago) were closed.
That is, of course, except my school and our sister school.
Hooray!
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On January 18th, 2007 11:06 pm (UTC), [info]aarlovahh commented:
I'm jealous! I live in MA and I don't even think we've gotten in inch (well, up near NH has, but not the part I live in). It's depressing. The majority of winter has been at least 50 degrees.. except the past few days.
Well, enjoy the beautiful snow!!!!
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On January 18th, 2007 11:08 pm (UTC), [info]laurreenn08 commented:
hi sarah
Lucky you on the snow...we got some snow over here as well this week in NH. We're supposed to get some tonight, hopefully i have a snow day because there is a test tomorrow that i will surely fail. I agree with you on the American Idol thing it does get depressing especially when that jugging guy was crying, and when their "biggest fan" you know the girl in the black...she was so sad...and what was up with Randy being a jerk..i thought that was Simon's thing...ok well ttyl
Lauren
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On January 18th, 2007 11:32 pm (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
That's actually more snow than we've had in Michigan this year. At least in southeast Michigan. Snow is no fun. Especially when you have to shovel it.
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On January 18th, 2007 11:51 pm (UTC), [info]_la_bella_vita_ commented:
Haha. I'm also from Canada, and on Monday 3 buses were cancelled because of freezing rain (out of, like, 50 buses) and no one showed up to school. The teachers were mad--"just because 3 buses were cancelled, and we have a little snow and ice, does NOT mean you get a day off!"
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On January 19th, 2007 12:15 am (UTC), [info]vividexpression commented:
Another Canadian here! I'm in Ottawa and so far we've had a mild winter too. Though lately it's been freezing and we got a bunch of snow. It's been going down to -18C and almost -30C with the windchill. Brr!
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On January 19th, 2007 04:37 am (UTC), [info]_starkiss replied:
I hear that, Montreal is pretty brutal right now!
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On January 19th, 2007 02:30 am (UTC), (Anonymous) commented:
Tarheels-Hokies
Sarah, you've been strangely quiet about the Hokies' triumph... maybe the frother was a consolation purchase?
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On January 19th, 2007 02:43 am (UTC), [info]meep23 commented:
snow
We got snow here in Wisconsin too, although ours is much thicker than yours... ;) lol. I love the snow, but I hate the cold!! I want summer to come around already!!! I miss swimming, and going outside in tank tops and shorts and cheap flip-flops!!

~Chelsie ♥

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On January 19th, 2007 05:02 am (UTC), [info]tenpaperhearts commented:
Haha, I'm in Wisconsin too; we didn't get snow until a few days ago and it is much thicker than yours (but yours isn't all stomped through and muddy).

Normally we get more, so it takes about ten feet of snow to get a day off school. In middle/high school we would have killed for a day off due to a few inches of snow!

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On January 19th, 2007 06:17 am (UTC), [info]ripped_stitches commented:
I'm from Colorado, and you're right, that snow is pretty laughable. I agree though, it is gorgeous. :)
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On January 19th, 2007 12:55 pm (UTC), [info]always_dreamed commented:
Oh Kentucky and your rain...haha, the one thing I DO miss about being in Missouri is the snow!!!
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