Whenever there is a threat of a snow storm, I always get really excited - especially if it means school/work is going to be canceled. Inevitably during a particularly big snow storm, the excitement fades pretty fast. I mean, it all starts out as fun but eventually it gets old.
If you are anywhere on the Mid-Atlantic to South East Coast, you are in recovery mode from the first big snow storm of the winter. Around here (central Virginia), we got about 8 inches, which means it wasn't just one snow day - more like 3ish. And if you are anything like me, your thoughts on the snow days went a little something like this:
Week before
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OMG they're calling for snow! School/work/responsibilities are gonna be canceled! Bring. It. On.
Two Days Before
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Better go to the grocery store to get essentials.
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Then you see the bread and milk sections... do people really just eat slices of bread and wash it down with a glass of milk? Why are these two things snow essentials?
Day Before
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They said
how many inches of snow?
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Did I get
enough snacks? I could be stuck in my house anywhere from 1 to 14 days so I just need to be prepared.
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Okay. Got the snacks, got the books/movies/tv shows to keep me entertained for days. I'm officially ready.
Day Of
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10am: This is gonna be good. Nowhere to be, nothing I
have to do... Just gonna stay in my pj's, eat food, and not leave this couch.
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12pm: Oh right, I have so many snacks to eat!
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12:30pm: I'm gonna watch a movie/binge Netflix. This is literally the definition of Netflix and Chill.
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2pm: Looks like the snow has stopped - time to build a snowman.
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3pm: It's really, really cold outside. Maybe I'll go back in and do a craft instead.
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5pm: My siblings and I are getting along great. This is good and we're actually having fun. Gosh, why don't we hang out more?
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9pm: Oh yeah...this is why we don't hang out more.
Day Two
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What do you mean, they still haven't plowed my neighborhood's roads? I don't know if I can handle a whole other day of this.
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Yep. My sibling is already getting on my nerves and it's not even lunch yet. Lord, please send the snow plows! This is not a drill.
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Must do something else. I cannot sit and watch TV any longer. Maybe if I
exercise the time will go by faster?
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Nope. That didn't work. I have no one else to talk to. What else is wrong with me? Let the irrational thinking begin...
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I really, really need to see someone outside of my family.
Day Three
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Trying to convince myself that I can handle just
one more day of being stuck at home.
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Mom finally says, "I think the roads are clear. Anyone want to go out to get lunch or something?"
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That
moment when you see people outside of your family.
Two Weeks Later
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Meteorologist is calling for another snow storm...
