It's finally happened! After months of waiting, anticipating, watching the weather, the First Snow of the Season is here. I put that in capitals because snow is a big deal here in Richmond mainly because we don't usually get any! Everywhere else in the country will get snow, but central Virginia will not. Heck, it will snow in Roanoke, Staunton and Charlottesville all on the same day but NEVER in Richmond. So today is a real treat!
So far we've gotten about 5 inches in about 4 hours, which to us Richmonders is akin to a blizzard. Add in some sleet (what we're used to) and you've got a winter whopper! Not to mention the fact that it is one week until Christmas, and many people (myself included, duh) are hoping it sticks around long enough to be pretty on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
I love the snow! I love how silent it is, how soft and blanketing it is. I do not like what it does to the roads, and how my supposedly rugged Jeep cannot make it up the hill to get home. I was driving home from dinner tonight, my parents behind me in their Ford Escape, and I turn into the neighborhood.... and that's about as far as I could go. I couldn't make it up the hill, and my Jeep does not have 4 wheel drive. What kind of Jeep doesn't have 4 wheel drive? I've seen station wagons with 4 wheel drive! Anyway, I wasn't going anywhere without chains, so Dad drove it to the high school and parked it there, where it will be safe from snow plows and people plowing into it. What an odyssey :)
So all you Richmonders, get out there and enjoy the First Snow! Pray for many more (please. I'm a teacher. We need the days.)
Snowily yours,
Nay
You should trade in the Jeep for a Subaru Outback. I'm convinced the green Subaru Outback is the state car of Colorado ... That or any Audi (all of which come all-wheel-drive standard). Hehe. The story about your Jeep will turn into a classic, though. :) Enjoy the snow!
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