let it snow

I absolutely love snow. I think it comes mostly from growing up in DC and having so little. Even though I'd usually get tired of it by the end of the season up in Boston, it still didn't break me of my love for snow. Actually I think it just made it stronger, at least in December, and maybe January. Maybe it also comes a from having a Minnesotan for a mother. Regardless, I love snow. It's not a love of Lorelai proportions, that would be hard to rival, but it is a strong and deep love for sure.

It has finally gotten cold here in DC. Most of November seemed to linger around 60 and sometimes warmer. Now that I've gotten used to real fall that was kind of hard. I mean who can really enjoy a gingerbread latte when it's 75 degrees out? I know that I can't. But that's all changed. It's been quite chilly the last few days, which I have loved. There have been coats and scarves and fur trapper hats in my life and that makes me happy.

And this morning on my way to work I had a perfect moment. Walking form the bus to Starbucks (part of my daily routine) I saw some little white flecks blow through the air. It was windy and my first thought was it was just street dust being picked up by the wind (the street I work on is a little dirty). But then there were more, and then the wind died down for a moment and I realized they were moving in an approximately downwards direction. And then my heart went: SNOW!!!! I instantly starting grinning ear to ear as I walked down the street. And people kept giving me kinda strange looks, like why is that girl smiling like a deranged person? And I just wanted to say to them, can't you see it's snowing! But I didn't, since I know not every one gets as excited by barely noticeable flurries as I do. By the time I got to Starbucks it was mostly over, but I did watch a guy in the crosswalk feel a flake fall on his cheek, I watched his hand reach up and then the grin spread across his face too. I went inside and ordered my gingerbread latte, and relished in the fact that winter has finally arrived.