Snow!

We had our first real snowstorm last Wednesday. I was (obviously) hoping to wake to a snow day setting my alarm early to allow extra time for driving in case I wasn't so lucky. Instead I woke up to completely dry roads and grass. Booo! So I went back to bed like normal and woke up a half hour later. While getting ready Jason tells me it started snowing hard and was already accumulating.

I've learned the hard way that a little snow on the ground in Colorado means an added 20-30 minutes to my usual 30 minute commute. First off, Denver doesn't get the amount of snow that everyone thinks they do. Yes, they get lots in the mountains but snow doesn't fall that regularly here. And when it does, no one can drive! I'm going to blame it on all the transplants from California or Texas but whatever it is its really annoying.

So yes, I was about 5 minutes late to work but at least that meant my students bus was also stuck behind the crawling cars so my student was even later than I was!

As I type this, be reminded that I'm writing this from a Midwesterners viewpoint so a little naive in how Colorado does things but in my 18 mile commute I didn't see a single snow plow! I did see one car who meant to turn but instead crashed head-on into a light post. I was shocked at the lack of effort as the snow was beginning to accumulate.

So I made it to school safe and sound and as the day went on the snow continued to fall. It was so pretty! I was convinced we'd have had a snow day if it had started falling over night as predicted. I've been told we already have two snow days built into our school calendar so why not? Guess I'll never know. It did stop snowing around 2:00. As I left the school I realized none of the sidewalks were shoveled and none of the parking lots were plowed. Weird..and my trusty Honda accord wasn't appreciative of this one bit.

Day went on and I went to bed.

When I woke up I was shocked that the roads weren't much better than the day before. They had not salted anything. Roads were still snowy and slippery! Why hadn't they salted at all?

Well as the day went on the sun came out. Nearly all the snow melted and the roads were completely melted. By 5:00 the roads were not only melted but completely dry! That is why they didn't salt! Naive Midwesterner that I am can't even fathom the snow melting in a day!

Snow is a completely different experience in Colorado and we love it!