I survived the October Blizzard of 2009. Okay, so maybe it wasn't a full-fledged blizzard here in Denver, but it was a heck of a lot of snow! I think we got close to 18 inches over 2 days.
I've never seen so much snow in October!
That's my car. See why I haven't gone anywhere lately? (You can't see the huge snow bank I'm standing on from the snow plow)
I was warned it might snow this week, but I wasn't expecting this. It began snowing Wednesday morning. I walked to class like a good student and kept looking out the windows every five minutes to check on the weather. Three hours later I walked home. In the short walk from class to my apartment I was covered in fluffy, white snowflakes-- the pretty kind that you try to recreate by cutting holes in a piece of paper. My face wa
s red, my hair looked like a rat's nest in a hurricane and I was shuffling along like a crazy woman trying to get home as quickly as possible without falling down (I fall/trip/stumble - often). I practically knocked a guy down on my way into my building. I don't know any of my neighbors, but the ones who have seen me probably think I'm loony.
Of course, two hours after my class they close campus! Figures.
I made myself a mug of hot chocolate and a toasted pb&j sandwich, threw on some sweats and settled in for an evening of hibernation. Several episodes of Law & Order SVU and a couple of articles for class later, I was ready for bed. There's nothing like a warm bed on a cold, snowy, fall (this should be winter) night. I went to sleep praying
for a snow day- even though I didn't have class, just work, but hey- snow days are fun, right?
Wrong. I got cabin fever about 15 minutes after waking up. Maybe it's the fact that I couldn't really leave my apartment that got me so riled up. Usually, I'm pretty cool about not leaving my apartment for quite some time. I did some more readings for class, showered (points for this), ate (no points for this) and then wondered what I could do to pass the time. The answer: BBC period dramas! Of course! How could I have forgotten? I
watched all of Wives & Daughters plus 2 episodes of North & South. For those of you not familiar with BBC miniseries that is approximately 6 1/2 hours of 19th century BritLit on film. At the same time, I started knitting an afghan. It's nothing special, just something to make me feel productive. Yes, I am a grandma. You do not need to point this out to me.
In spite my bout with cabin fever, I was hoping today would be a snow day as well. No such luck. I took a few pictures (the ones above) on my way to work and it's a good thing because the snow is already melting!
Lesson of the day: If you want to survive cabin fever during a blizzard channel your inner grandmother.
