As I look out my window here in the lovely confines of my Siebert office, I can't help but to recall my childhood outside of Buffalo, New York. Sure Columbus isn't nearly as cold or snowy as Buffalo, but on a day like today it looks pretty darn similar.
I don't really like the snow. I don't ski or sled or skate or snowboard or anything "snow" related. In fact, I would be quite happy if it never snowed, except for maybe a few days around Christmas.
This also reminds me of my college days, when I would look out the window, see the snow, roll back over and skip class, even though attendance counted! I don't advocate that you do that, as it was a bad decision on my part, so make sure you go to class!
It also reminds me of a time we convinced our buddy Justin that we were going to have a snow day. Justin was from about one hour north of NYC and hadn't really experienced the snow that Western New York is famous for. One night during our first year we decided to convince Justin that while it was snowing one night that it was the worst snow we had ever seen and school would be cancelled for sure the next day. We stayed up all night watching the snow pile up and waiting for the news to report Niagara University closed. Well that didn't happen, as we knew it wouldn't, and we all had a mighty laugh. But Justin got the last laugh because Niagara delayed opening for about two hours, which cancelled all his classes, but forced me to still attend mine......jerk.
Do you enjoy the snow? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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Growing up in Ohio, the snow has become a thing that I am rather use to. One of the greatest experiences I have had in Siebert is my freshman year watching several people experience and witness snow for the first time in their lives! Really, at times we all tend to forget the unique backgrounds and hometowns that we come from, and something as simple as snow can really be exciting for a person to witness. I really hate trekking to class in snow and driving can be pretty scary at times, but you can help but stop, look outside and witness one of the most beautiful things that Mother Nature has to offer us. As I sit in my room, it’s a great site to witness a snow covered tree, students playing in the snow, and thinking what a great pay day that the road and grounds staff is going to have at the end of the month from all the over time their getting! It’s just one more thing that connects us fellow Buckeyes!
ReplyDeleteNot only did it delay - which caused all my classes to be cancelled - i also got my major project done for my class. Nothing like an overnight session to wrap up two projects!
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