Blizzard 2009

Okay, so maybe not a technical blizzard, but they had a Blizzard Watch for a while. Yesterday it snowed ALL day. Not just flurries, but really snowed.

...And snowed...

...And SNOWED.

D.C. got hit by about 20" of snow yesterday which is a new record for December. It doesn't snow that much here in D.C. -- especially in the city itself. Needless to say, I was a very excited camper yesterday as were many other D.C. residents. Apparently, there were cross country skiers on the sidewalks and snowmobiles going down East Capitol. While 20" is not much snow by Massachusetts standards, it's enough for mass hysteria over here. I didn't even mind that it happened after school let out for the Winter Holidays and robbed me of the elusive snow day.

Still, Blizzard 2009 was not the most exciting thing about yesterday: the most exciting thing about yesterday was that it was Jamie's Birthday!!! Jamie and I have a strange relationship with the weather. Basically, any time we plan some kind of event that would benefit from good weather (i.e. BBQs, birthday parties, WEDDINGS) it decides to go wacky on us. The last sunny BBQ we had was in 2000 (and we throw at least one every year), the last time I attempted a birthday party of some sort there was an ice storm, and of course there was the thunderstorm at our wedding (where it actually only stormed for the outdoor part).

Still, we had a bunch of people brave it out in the snow and celebrate Jamie's birthday for us. It was great to have good food, music, and friends in in our home while it was snowy outside. It all felt very holiday-ish.

Since I didn't get to go outside and enjoy the snow yesterday (due to the massive cleaning and baking effort), I plan on venturing outside today and taking full advantage! Hopefully, pictures soon...