snow day

you know what i miss? snow days! if you don't know what snow days are, i feel bad for you.

today we're having the first "storm" of the winter- some 15cm (ish) covering the city in white goodness. the kind of white goodness you loved as a kid. thick, heavy snow. the kind of snow that made you giggle with anticipation in the morning as you listened to the radio (1220 CJSS...) to hear if your school was on the list: the magical list of schools that were closed for the day. you'd lie under the covers, half asleep, willing it with all of your might.

if you were lucky, your school was on the list. the most blissful days of the school year. an entire day off  to play in the snow with your friends because it's not that cold when snowstorms hit.

if you were less lucky, the school stayed open but the buses were cancelled. meaning if you lived in town (whether you were on a bus or not) you were sort of expected to go to school. you didn't mind so much though, because it was a pretty chill day involving movies, card games and 7up (the game, not the drink).

what i would give now to be able to look out my window and see the city covered in snow and think "oh my god! maybe work is closed today". i've worked it out in my head: i'd lie under the duvet (i've upgraded over the years), willing with all of my might for the public transit in the city to shutdown. i'd listen to the radio (podcast?) and wait for the wonderful moment when the announcer says "cirque du soleil is closed for the day, stay home michelle (hey, it's my imagination, of course he'd be talking to me)". i'd go back to sleep for a while (obviously) before gearing myself up to enjoy the great outdoors. i'd come back inside, cheeks all aglow, to sip on a cup of hot chocolate and defrost. *sigh*

instead i get to bundle myself up (in a jacket, boots, snow pants, mitts, tuque and scarf) so i can head out the door and walk to the metro station that takes me to work, work all day, then bundle back up to walk back to the metro station that takes me home.

somedays, i wish i was a teacher...
xo