Being a native Coloradoan, I've grown up having seasonal snow. From the blizzard of 1982 (I think, I was a kid so I'm not completely sure of the year), to the one in 2006, it's inevitable that we will get some snowy cold white stuff soon. Here it is November and we haven't had any snow (unless you live in the mountains). I have an alterior motive to wanting it...read on my friends!
Looking back on snow storms, they are the best way to have fun family activities. I'll never forget putting on my powder blue snow suit with this horrible '80's multi-colored jacket. My dad had shoveled snow for a good couple hours and the snow was still about 4 feet high. We had the generator running for some heat in the house and for a hot plate since the power was out. As a kid, this was fun and exciting (Mom didn't think so because she wanted to take a shower). To make the happenings a little more fun, Dad had a sled and decided to pull me around until he couldn't find fresh snow to make tracks in. I think he pulled me around for hours.
My latest fond memory is that of the Blizzard of 2006. We had only lived in Erie Commons for about 2 months, I was working at Nordstrom at the time and they had closed the Flatiron Crossing Mall (which I didn't find out until later) but my husband (who drove a truck) decided to go to work that day in my car and leave me his truck because it was safer, he's such a good guy. Little did we know that I didn't have to go in. Poor guy, took my car, was stuck in traffic for 4 hours on his way home in the horrible weather when he could have had is truck that I ended up not needing. Long story short, he got the car almost home but got stuck about 4 houses down the street ( I was so proud of him to make it that far in my little Nissan). It was that night that we learned about how wonderful our neighborhood was going to be. We had all the men on the block with shovels in hand, snow boots, gloves, hats, you name it, digging out my poor car! That same night, we all went to one of their houses for home-made chicken noodle soup and from that night on, we gather on someone's front porch to chit-chat!
It's funny how one event can bring people closer. We often joke that we live on the "East Side" of Erie Commons but everyone knows our street and how we tend to "gather". I never thought that a neighborhood could be so wonderful.
So, I say BRING ON THE SNOW because of what it has done for my family and the rest of the families on the street. Whether it's weather or something else, you should always take the time to know those around you, you never know what friendships could be hiding behind the neighborly doors!
Heidi :)
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