First Snow of the Season!

So I’ve really missed writing in my blog all the time, but this year has been so hectic that I just haven’t had much time. Every time I think about sitting down and writing in it, I feel like I should be doing other things. But anyway, I’m going to be on break soon, so I’m going to make a conscious effort to write more often.

This Monday, we got our first snow! It was so beautiful. I really love the snow. I was like a little girl about it. It started flurrying at night. The whole Residence Hall was buzzing. People were popping in and out to catch a few flakes on their tongues—me included.

Then, around midnight, it really started to pick up and actually start to stick. And I don’t care if you’ve lived with snow your whole life, the first snow is so exciting! I documented the night on my phone. Here’s the two pictures from that night.

Light dusting from behind my building overlooking the tennis courts.

Starting to build up!

So I went to bed an hour later than I should have (at 2 a.m.) because I was in awe staring out my window. I have a great view of the creek and there’s lights shining so you can see the white flakes at night. I finally fell asleep though, but woke up early.

At 7 my body woke me up and I opened my eyes, grabbed my glasses, and looked out my window. WHITE! Everything was covered in white. The grass, the pavement, the trees, the tennis courts—everything!!

I was so excited that I couldn’t go back to bed until I stepped outside and got to touch it for myself. So that’s exactly what I did. I grabbed my phone (to snap a pic of course) and threw on my sweatshirt, marching outside.

Same view from the first picture, plus an inch or two of snow!

It’s a beautiful moment to enjoy a snowy morning by yourself. It was still snowing when I went out there and my black sweatshirt was quickly covered with tiny little puffs of ice.

I have this philosophy about snow. It is so perfectly beautiful that I don’t want to bother it. I feel bad when I walk on a fresh, smooth plane of snow. I want to preserve it for as long as I can so others can enjoy it too. I kind of cringe when people unnecessarily trek across snow when there’s a perfectly good salted sidewalk right next to it.

Needless to say, I’m excited for it to snow again. This time I want to be snowed in and have classes canceled…it will probably have to wait until I come back in January though.