Let me start this fairly negative, fairly lighthearted post by saying that I like to stay up a little later on the weekends (to about midnight) and it is very hard for me to sleep past eight in the morning because that is already an hour later than I normally get up during the week. My body has a well-oiled sleep cycle that doesn’t like to be tampered with. Well, last night I woke up to the most painful screeching sound I’ve ever heard. It was our fire alarm. Not my apartment’s fire alarm, but the whole building’s. When you hear it your first instinct is to jump out the window half because of your groggy sleepy brain but half because it hurts that bad to listen to. I threw on some warm clothes and my roommate and I ran out of the building. It was four in the morning.
When we got outside, we expected it to be about thirty degrees because that’s what it has been all week, but we got something even better. Can you sense the sarcasm yet? There was snow covering everything. Sure, it was only a light dusting, but it was snow. I’m a Minnesota girl, and sure snow makes me think of Christmas and warmth and love, but it’s only OCTOBER!!! And it’s not even late October, it’s October tenth! I think winter is a pretty time, sure, but knowing that it has started this early and will not end practically until May is not an easy thing to digest.
This was the view out of my window today. Look’s like they won’t be playing as much baseball here this weekend. Oh, and it’s our homecoming football game today…
And please tell me, aren’t the trees supposed to have lost their leaves before the first snowfall or at least have changed from green to orange or red? Nope, ninety percent of the trees outside have not even started changing. Why does anyone live here again?
That is the end of my rant. I know plenty of you in the warmer states would love more snow, but trust me, it gets very old. You get sick of crackling skin and runny noses very quickly. Plus, it is a very dangerous time of the year. It’s too soon for me to start thinking of Christmas when it’s not even Halloween, so these negative images are the only thing going through my mind.
To make this post productive I would like to ask how you would make the best out of this situation. Should I start caroling? Have a great weekend everyone, no matter what the weather is like!
Hello, welcome to my cozy abode in the blogosphere. My name is Sarah, and I am the dreamer behind Dream In Domestic. This blog is a collection
of everything I love: food, decor, saving money, God, and the simple things in life. I am a twenty year old college student who is drawn to all things domestic. I hope you stick around and find something you like. Thanks for stopping by!
#1 by Casey on October 10, 2009 - 9:35 am
Quote
LOL Yes it is time to go caroling
#2 by Valerie on October 10, 2009 - 9:46 am
Quote
I agree with you whole heartedly, way too early for snow. But at least it will disappear quickly and hopefully return to fall weather. Certainly makes me want to curl up inside with a good book. If you go to the football game, better wear some really warm clothes gloves etc.
Waking up to an alarm would scare me to death. Why did the alarm go off? Hope the snow is gone now and you can go about your day!
#3 by Kelly on October 10, 2009 - 11:13 am
Quote
If you go trick or treating this year, you could sing some Halloween Carols. :)
It feels like years upon years since it last snowed in Georgia, at least where I live at.
#4 by Sarah on October 10, 2009 - 12:43 pm
Quote
Valerie,
I’m not going to the football game. My roommate and I are going shopping instead. The alarm went off because someone must of been cooking and let it vent into the hallway. Nobody ever tells us, though, so nobody knows the real reason why it went off ever. Then we all have to file out and wait for the fire trucks which takes about five to ten minutes and wait for them to confirm we can go back in. It really gets annoying after a while. And the sound really does make you want to jump out the window. It’s super high-pitched and it doesn’t stop; it’s just a continuing screeching sound.
Kelly,
What a good idea!!! That’s too funny.
I have been wanting to move to the east coast, so your comment just makes me want that more.
-Sarah
#5 by Donita on October 10, 2009 - 10:11 pm
Quote
LOVE IT!!!! We live in the Pacific Northwest…..get 48 inches of RAIN per year *nine months of rain*. The snow would be a welcome sight for me. I am from Idaho and we used to get up to 12 feet on the flat, when I was a teen. We trick or treated in the snow every year. I sooo miss the dry, fluffy white snow………..would much rather have it then the dismal rain. I’m jealous!!! ;-)
Have a great rest of the weekend.
Donita