"Light Snow" 01/07/10

Starting yesterday evening, the major news topics here have been snow, snow and more snow. Each weather station claimed snow would begin to fall Thursday afternoon.

A severe weather warning has been running all day. Schools have closed in most counties and my husbands building may close as well.

As promised the snow did fall today. It started at about 3 p.m. We rushed out into the cold to be apart of this weather apparition! It was like a light sprinkling of snow. Tiny balls of ice blanketed the ground outside our home for about a half hour.

Schools are still closed, but weather forecasts now show "light snow" around Atlanta. It's still coming down here, but looks more like frost than anything else. Our entire neighborhood must know by now that we are from California. We stood out in the cold in jammies and took multiple pictures.

Tomorrow the snow should be gone, until further notice. We now deal with the other problems that come with freezing temperatures: black ice, ice in general on the roads, frozen pipes and hefty energy bills.

Snow days? 01/06/10

Once again I'm back to the topic of weather in Georgia.

If you had told me one year ago that I would be living in a place with temperatures that reach the low teens, I would have shrugged the idea off. However, here I am.

The temperature has reached the low 20's and into the low teens consistently for several weeks. The air is like something I've never felt before. Five minutes outside and my hands are frozen to the bone. The cold gusts of wind take your breath away and dry out my skin and throat. I'm constantly thirsty as a result.
As of recently, there is ice everywhere on the roads. Pipelines have burst all over the city and several freeways have been shut down because of the dangerous conditions.

I've personally come to appreciate a few items much more in the past weeks:

1) Slippers- I owned them but never wore them in San Diego. Here I wear them all day and night to keep my toes toasty.

2) Hot beverages- I'm loving the Chai Latte from Starbucks right now! The cup serves dual purposes. Hand warmer/tummy warmer.

3) Fleece- I'll buy anything made out of fleece at this point. It really keeps me warm! I tried to buy a set of fleece sheets to no avail. The Hubby quickly vetoed that idea.

4) Scarves, hats, ear muffs, mittens- It's not for fashion here people.

5) Vitamin C- in the past month I've had two colds and a stomach virus! The cold breeds germs apparently!


Tomorrow the weather forecasts snow. I'll be sure to take pictures and update the blog if this actually does occur!