Snow Day

I have to write a blog about how much I love snow days. It is really snowy here right now... it started on Thursday in the afternoon and didn't stop until sometime very early Friday morning (like 4 or 5 AM). It never was coming down really heavy, but with all that time it got to be a lot of snow. We probably have about 6-8 in. right now. So last night I was pretty sure today was going to be a snow day, but you never know. I can honestly say, there are few things better in life than thinking I may have to go into work, which means getting all the snow off my car, probably getting stuck a few times trying to get it out of my parking spot on the street, sliding all over the street, etc. and then getting a call around 5:45 AM waking me up and saying the school's closed. Then getting up to maybe go to the bathroom or get a drink of water, and immediately getting back into bed, snuggling under the covers and going back to sleep. It really and truly is one of the best things in life. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but realizing you get a free day off you didn't expect, especially when it's awful outside - what's not to love?! I only wish Seth would have had the day off too.

So I slept late and lazed around. It was great. Usually on weekends or planned days off I end up doing stuff -- errands, or cleaning the house. And I definitely have things I could have done, but first off, there was no way I was digging my car out and going anywhere and more importantly I always figure a snow day is a free day. I planned on being at work from 7:30-4:30 so nothing would have gotten done anyway. I am not a person who relaxes a lot. I'm always doing something. I rarely just sit around and watch TV. To be honest, I've improved in this respect. I'm better able to just relax and be and not feel guilty that I'm not doing something. I credit Seth with that -- Seth and I are opposites in many respects and that's one of them. He works really, really hard and when he gets home, he just wants to veg and watch TV or use the computer. I, on the other hand, will do that for a little bit, but then I need to do something. I think we've both
learned from each other in this respect. I've realized that whatever I "need" to do can generally wait and he's learned that there are some things that have to be done.