Current mood:

delighted and thankful

The Obligatatory OMG Snow Post ;-)
Inner SE Portland - 34th Ave near Hawthorne Blvd. :)

I came in around 9:30 tonight and all was well and dry. I took out my trash. I even put my mail out for the postman. Then... a few minutes ago I peeked out of my front door and OMG there's snow ... on the ground. Having been out of town over the holidays I missed the wonderful, white Christmas that I understand we had here in town.

Last year I traveled a lot due to a death in the family and managed to quite conveniently schedule all of that travel during all .... what .... three times (?) that it snowed here in town. So, I am tickled to death to see snow... actual snow ... on the ground here in Portland. It's a first for me in my shiny new dwelling. It looks so magical out there under the street lights. I walked down to touch it and slid around on the sidewalk's dusting of snow in my slippers. I giggled like a little girl trying not to wake my neighbors with my child-like delight at the fluffy white stuff on the ground.

The snow was a little wet and it's still just a light dusting on the ground and cars parked outside. But, it is oh so beautiful in the darkness of the night. It's too bad that it will probably be all gone by the time that I get up tomorrow. For now though, I am a thankful Portlander and happy that I was awake to see the cold stuff on the ground! =)