We have officially had the first snowfall of 2013 here in this part of North Carolina. Not a big snow, by any means. Generally less than an inch around the area. Of course, that didn’t stop there from being dozens of accidents around the area.
Unfortunately, I did still have to be to work this morning by 7:30 a.m, before the sun was even fully up. It made me nervous because I usually drive a 4WD vehicle, but Jarrod has it on his trip right now. So I’m driving one of my friend’s car. Not ideal for this scenario. I hate driving someone else’s vehicle in the first place and now, I’m doing it in the snow. Thankfully, I only work about 2 miles from my house, so it was a quick drive this morning and almost no ice on that stretch of road.
Now, the sun is out strong and the ice and snow are already melting away. Good for driving, but a little sad to see it going away so quickly. I love a good snow. The world is just a little quieter when it snows. Kids are out of school. Many people aren’t going into work or making unnecessary trips. And there’s that moment of silence and purity before anyone makes that first track in the snow.

Sadly, I have not been able to enjoy the snow for the past several years. Working in news, whenever it would snow it would mean that I would be called in on my day off, have to make the treacherous drive into work and spend the next several hours telling people, “Guess what? It’s snowing. Don’t drive… even though we are.” It’s mundane and monotonous. Since I stopped working in news we have had two snowfalls here, both times Jarrod has been out of town and it’s just been me alone at the house. On top of that, they’ve both been small, less-than-an-inch snows.
We’re due for a good snow around here. I mean the stay home from work, do nothing but sit by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate kind of snow. I could almost put up with a super-cold winter in exchange.