Snow Days!

I love many things about Seattle. One of the most recent has been the weather. Not just the weather itself, but actually talking about the weather. It is a well known joke to talk about the weather, writing of such conversations as futile or simply to pass time. Well, in Seattle it is a legitimate and very common topic of conversation. Discussed with much seriousness. Monday and Tuesday I did not like the weather because it would not make up it's mind, it did make for many conversations about silly weather people and safe driving techniques. However, the last two days have been snow days! The storm did come!


Snow days! This California kid (me) finds this concept as fascinating as the average Seattle born kindergartner. My work has been shut the last two days due to unsafe driving conditions. Now if I had a different job this many not be the case, but lucky for me working at a fitness center where the average person is a bit older....they are not going to be out in these conditions. And so, the employees aren't either. The pure giddiness of waking up and seeing snow, calling in to work, and finding out we are closed has felt sort of like Christmas morning the last two days. I truly love my job, a lot, BUT this snow day thing is still pretty awesome.

Snow day 1: I had gone to bed with dry pavement and woke up to snow! I could tell it was snowy and white outside before I even looked out the blinds, there was this odd illumination through the curtain that was bringer than most mornings. I spent a longer amount of time than I would like to admit sitting with my coffee and staring at the snow fall. Beautiful. I ventured out on the still running city buses to Capitol Hill for lunch and margaritas with a good old friend whom I hadn't seen in awhile. On my way back, I stopped at my sister's house which seemed to have a ton of people at it. :) Some of her roommates were building a sledding run down the front stairs... this I did not participate in. I spent the rest of the evening playing board games and eating amazing food. Yum. Her food seems to be better than my food (family joke). ;) I walked home jamming to my Zumba music and wondering what the weather would be the next day.

Snow day 2: Well, I woke up and there was still snow, lots of snow. A coworker called and said we were closed. Alright, snow day number two. I did some boring but essential things like laundry and cleaning and then it was time for more snow fun. Quick a little fact: No one in the last two days had moved their car from the apartment parking lot. I love how cars stay put during Seattle snow. If it isn't essential, you don't do it. :) Today's adventure was cross country skiing with the best sister EVER in Woodland Park. Yup, this is the same Woodland Park that is green and grassy and my favorite place to run, it is just under 5" of snow. :) there were so many other skiers and a ton of little kids sledding. Seattle is full of life and people being outdoors, even when it is continuing to snow! (yes, it was snowing ALL day). What fun! I am finishing today with cooking brownies and eggplant pizza. I would call that a successful snow day 2.

Sister Sarah skiing!

Still trying to be a food photographer....

Greenlake! The best running place in Seattle. (Yes, there were hard core people running today.)

Pretty houses with pretty snow.

Make sure you do your pull ups while skiing around Greenlake!

Sarah doing her skiing pull ups.

Now we are just being silly.

Melissa + Chandler, thank goodness your wedding was in the summer with roses and no snow! :)

Snowman friend, chillin' on a bench.

The next question is what will happen tomorrow? I would actually like to go to work, get a few things done before my upcoming vacation. The weather report is changing constantly. I guess this is another lesson in flexibility. I will decide tomorrow morning if I am going to work.


Have a safe and warm evening friends! :)