If you live in the south, you know that there are rare occasions where you will experience real snow. Not just the flurries that newscasters refer to as a blizzard, but real blankets of white, fluffy snow. In lieu of the "blizzard of 2016," we have watched warning after warning and listened to record-breaking snow measurements leaving travelers stranded and children pleased. Weather forecasters in southern states dramatically urged citizens to stock up on non-perishable food items, water, and gasoline. Authorities begged that people stay off the roads in these life-threatening conditions. Winter storm 'Jonas' has put many southerners in absolute distress, as they have no idea what to do with themselves under these conditions. 'Jonas' reminds those of us who grew up in the south of our first snow memories -- which were few and far between.

1. When the weather(wo)man predicted a blizzard, all you got were flurries.

2. This was especially frustrating, since you had already spent weeks experiencing the cold, dreary winter without the beauty of snow.

3. If snow was in the forecast, you immediately did the snow dance to get out of school.

4. But if you went to private school, you had to watch all the public schools kids get snow days while you went to class.

5. Sometimes you hated the snow because you didn't have the appropriate clothing to handle it.

6. Seeing so much snow for the first time in your life was really overwhelming.

7. And you often wonder how you ever lived without it.

8. Because being in the snow made you feel like you Elsa even though 'Frozen' didn't exist yet. *gasps*

9. All of a sudden, your Governor decided to issue a "State of Emergency."

10. People began raiding the grocery stores and gas stations, taking everything they could fit in their minivans or pickup trucks.

11. But you didn't care, because you had inches of snow.

12. Until those few days of break brought you to the point of cabin fever.

13. And it was time for the winter wonderland to melt away.

14. The sleds were put in the attic to collect the dust of the many years to come.

15. And you finally got to enjoy the warm weather that the northeast could only dream of in March.

So to my fellow southerners out there who are experiencing snow for the first time in a long time, relish in it the best way you can. There is no sense in stressing out about the icy roads because we don't even have the proper equipment to deal with it. Don't waste time complaining about something that won't change. Seriously. It won't. Have fun in the snow!