I think that the discussions I had with my family in the Midwest this week about how Raleigh was snow free (and has been all year) might have jinxed us. We now have snow. The same storm system that caused all of the flooding and mudslides in California, and the power outages in the Texas panhandle has moved into Raleigh. The snow started last night around 7pm bringing an early end to the Soil Science department happy hour at Sammy’s Tap and Grill. After the happy hour I gave a ride home to one of the new graduate students in my department. He is from Kenya and has never seen snow before. We thought he would think seeing snow for the first time is exciting. Unfortunately he could care less.
It was a wet snow – perfect for snowballs though we didn’t start a snowball fight. Sometime early this morning it switched to sleet and it is supposed to be sleeting for the rest of the morning and early afternoon. The reported snow accumulation so far is around 4 to 6 inches. RDU, the airport between Raleigh and Durham, has all but shut down with most flights canceled. The Triangle didn’t exactly shut down, though from the video on the local TV news channel nobody is risking a drive unless they had to. Stacy is working her weekend shift this weekend. She took an extra half hour to do her morning commute.
Stacy was really excited about snow. I don’t think I know a grown individual who loves the snow more. You can see her apparent love for the snow in this picture:
Our beagle Maisie seems to have mixed feelings of the snow. She loves to walk in it and smell it, but she will not “go to the bathroom” in snow. She better get used to it because the snow will be around for a few more days I believe.
Earlier this week I added a post about buying our 2006 Ford Fusion. I posted some pictures of the car on this website and on Facebook. My aunt Nancy (who lives in Nebraska) commented that there wasn’t any snow in the picture. My brother Matt was also surprised that there was no snow which is weird to him since he is used to Iowa Januaries. Well, here is a repeat of the same picture I took Thursday.
Then:
Now:
I also shot a picture of our cozy grill which we just covered with the best kind of grill cover – an Iowa State grill cover.
I’m kind of happy that I can’t do anything away from the apartment this weekend. I have a lot of writing to do on my thesis so this should help me stay focused. And, its not that I’m scared to drive in this weather, I’m scared of all the other people who think they can drive in it. Thanks for stopping by, and stay warm!



























