In third grade I was sitting in the cafeteria with my
friends when we all looked out the window and saw what appeared to be sheets of
white cotton falling from the sky at an alarming rate. The crackling of the
cafeteria speaker began to buzz and then out boomed our principle’s voice,
“School has been cancelled for the rest of the day. Your parents have been
notified and buses are ready to take you home.”
My mom came to pick me up and we spent the next four days
inside watching movies and occasionally venturing outside to play in the snow
and ice with the neighborhood kids. Snow in South Carolina was not common, but
it when it fell down from heaven it was a blessing! It meant a break from
school and cuddling with family.
This past week I experienced my first snowfall since
returning home from Australia, where winter was about 68 degrees Fahrenheit and
I felt the need to bundle up! Much to my dismay this week the weather in Morgan
County plummeted to well below freezing and to top it off those sheets of
cotton fell from the sky. Only difference is I’m not in South Carolina anymore.
I woke up and looked out the window and saw the grass covered in snow…
Everything in my brain was yelling, “Stay inside! Don’t risk
driving in this!” However, in the great state of Utah life goes on as if
nothing has happened when it snows. I crawled into my freezing car and turned
it on and grabbed my snow scrapper and began to brush the snow off the car.
Brrrrrrr!
Moral of the story is life in the cold and snow is hard.
It’s going to take some adjusting in order to crawl out of bed each morning and
get living my life. And to think I’m signed up for 8am classes Winter Semester…
Wish me Luck! Looks like a streak of white is headed towards my canvas.
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