Snowmaggedon

January & February 2014

It's kind of a big deal when it snows in North Carolina.

I thought it would be the ideal time to go shopping, since no one was on the streets, and being from Utah, I know how to drive in the snow.  The only problem... the store was cleared out of all the essentials.  Bread. Milk. Cheese. Eggs. Gone! Or nearly gone.  With the only items left on the bread aisle being hot dog buns, you'd think that we were in a pandemic movie.  People really do take the snow seriously.

And with it snowing, (see how much snow is atop the cars), no one owns a snow-shovel.  So, no snow gets shoveled.  And no one goes outside, except to build snowmen.

Michal & I "braved" the snow and went for a walk.  We were excited to sport our Polish cold weather gear.  Me in my coat, Michal in his hat, and Lily in her baby sleeping blanket.  No doubt about it, we were warm.

In addition to snow, Freezing Rain here is a more common occurrence, and one that makes me terribly nervous.  Everything instantly becomes coated in a layer of ice. Car doors become impossible to open, sidewalks slippery, but it looks like a beautiful ice castle dreamland.

Apparently this was one of the worst winters that Winston Salem has seen in quite some time.  Hopefully this next winter will be more mild and pleasant.