So the New York Weather men...were right on the money...3-5 inches of snow fell in the city! Here's a time line of the it's impact proving my love/hate relationship with the fluffy crystals!!
8:00am: Erin arrives at work...no snow.
10:30am: Stephanie and I take our kids outside as soon as the snow starts to fall so that they can enjoy it before it turns to slush! What a gorgeous picture Central Park is with snow covering the trees!
11:00am: Erin and Stephanie take the kids back to the school as the snow pelts us from every angle...we are now officially wet and cold! It's finally starting to stick to the ground and the kids are whining at the top of their little lungs. How quickly their excitement has changed.
1:30pm: Erin heads to the bank and to the Diner to pick up lunch...the snow is really coming down and everything is covered! There are crazy New Yorkers wearing inappropriate shoes all over the place! This of course is making them fall and complain...me and my Merrell's are AOK!
3:30pm: As the kids are waking up from nap, it's evident that the snow fall is over and the rain/ice is starting to fall from the sky. The kids at the public school next door create a snowman while my students wonder why they can't go out and play...it's cold kids, calm down!
5:00am: The snow is beginning to turn to slush as it accumulateas at the corners, curbs, and cross walks. Beware of the pools of water as you cross the streets. New Yorkers in appropriate shoes, be especially careful...some of these puddles are ankle deep!!! Also...no one on the Upper West Side is salting, or shoveling thier sidewalk and it's becoming icy...try not to fall on your ass...the ground is wet!
5:30pm: As Adam and I walk to Patagonia we observe a bus that has lost control and hit a sign, slippery sidewalks, and pools of melted snow/slush everywhere....but the snow still resting on the trees make us think of winter in the Midwest and we talk of our trip home! Funny how the snow can do that to you!!!
7:15pm: Erin and Adam scrape obscene amounts of snow and ice from their car, which is sitting at the ferry terminal parking lot waiting for them! Not having to walk up the hill in the slick and raining snow was worth the $7 to park this morning!! Erin heads to the bar with friends while Adam walks the dogs. Maggie is happy as a clam because of the snow...Libbey is glad the frozen poop nuggest are back for her to munch on!! Gross!! Adam comes to the bar after the dogs are walked and everyone enjoys beer and goodies!!!
11:00pm: Adam and Erin arrive home and play in the snow with the girls. What is left on the ground is icy and ready to melt. It was fun while it lasted, and we are all starting to prepare for the long drive home to Michigan which will include more snow! We secretly can't wait...especially Maggie Mae!!
Happy Holidays everyone!!!
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