Snow Day

As a kid, I was always excited when my parents would break the news about a potential snow day. When our family heard that snow was coming to town, like every other family, we would start preparing to be stuck inside for a day or two. Typically, school got canceled due to cold weather, but every once in a while we had a real snow day. I've lived in Chicagoland my whole life, and each winter is extremely cold and snowy. Every year, we've had at least one "big snow" during the winter season. Usually it would be anywhere from like six to eight inches. Nothing compared to the snow we got this past week in Ada. 

As most of you have already experienced, Ada ended up getting ten plus inches of snow this past weekend. This ended up leaving many people indoors, and even snowed in a few houses. Coming from a much more populated background than Ada, I had never experienced businesses and restaurants closing due to snow. Though, I can confidently say I was prepared for the weather we received. 

Snow days are truly unique. Sleeping in until noon, playing video games, hanging out with friends and watching Netflix are all things that are great. At some point reality sets back in, and then I'm back to doing homework, reading, interviews and studying. While I enjoyed my long, four day weekend, I need to prepare to get back in the groove, and start off the second semester strong.