Oh the Weather Outside is Weather...

Every January all over the world people are talking about weather.

A snow storm here, a sleetfest there, here a hail, there a gale, everywhere a weather fail...I think we get it.

Well along those lines, my town finally got snowed on, and it was very pleasant for one day. It really is amazing how peaceful and beautiful it can be when flurries of white fall gently from the sky to form a pristine and otherworldly landscape. The problem is that when it stops snowing, it all turns to a gross mush that looks terrible and is awful to walk in.

At least in the US you get snow days. I'm probably going to get some negative feedback for this, but what's so bad about snowstorms in the US anyway? It's super warm inside and you get to take off from work and school! You hole up with your friends and drink delicious hot drinks, after you have an epic snowball fight and make a snowman who may or may not be anatomically correct.

"But Lauren, it's awful! We went to the store and they were all out of Swiss Miss with jumbo marshmallows so we had to settle for Nestle Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows. And they were all out of bottled water so we had to drink straight from our Brita filters! It is just the WORST!"

Just kidding, I know you get your hot chocolate from Starbucks. What are you supposed to do, mix pre-packaged deliciousness with hot water you put in the microwave YOURSELF? Don't be ridiculous.

Damn. I miss America.

So anyway, back to what's happening here...school goes on, though the children are either a. restless because it's snowing and they want to hit each other with snow-man sized snowballs or b. cold and tired of school and not all that interested in gerunds. Meanwhile my counterpart wants to plan a Valentine's Day party for the 14th, so I'm kind of interested to see how that goes. I tried to explain that we don't really have parties for Valentine's Day (don't people usually spend it being disappointed, one way or another? Oh it's you, cynicism, my ever-present friend). So we'll throw some decorations together, bathe the place in pink and red, and see what happens afterwards.

Otherwise I'm just trying to keep warm, stay motivated to plan for GLOW and a possible new English cabinet (pending approval of a grant and the cooperation of my school).

So yeah...that's it for now. Enjoy the weather (whatever it may be), and send an email my way if you get a chance.

PS, fun fact:

Food items I would eat today if I had a choice: La Madeleine's Tomato bisque soup and a Founder's Favorite cheesesteak sandwich from Texadelphia. See what I am talking about here.