it’s not about you

it actually snowed today. i don’t think I could be more excited.

The last time it snowed in Dallas was Valentine’s Day. Joshua was still working at Cafe Brazil and we were living in the loft. I bundled up Judah and we met our neighbor and Leah to take pictures of Judah’s First Snow.

Judah wasn’t too appreciative of our attempts to make her like snow. It’s hard to convince a 9-month old that no, really, even though it’s cold and wet, you’ll like it, I promise. That was also the day Joshua decided to quit Cafe Brazil and begin his design career.

Today the snow started midmorning while I was at work. Patients started calling to cancel their appointments and the mood around the office was cheery. I kept calling home to inform my family that it was SNOWING and they should go outside. Then I would call back to ask them, my God, why were they not yet outside where it was SNOWING? We weren’t as productive as we should have been at the office. But BY GOLLY, IT WAS SNOWING. I came home at lunchtime and we put the munchkin down for a nap. After she woke up we went outside and played in the snow. Judah pretty much stood in one place, not able to turn her head for her GIANT WINTER COAT ( I can’t put my arms down), asking over and over for Cheerios. But it’s SNOWING! Run around! Play! “Dooce?” she asked. Dooce is Judah-speak for Cheerios.

Joshua created a snowman in our flowerbed, complete with raisin eyes and a carrot nose (and don’t worry, it’s not NEAR as phallic as it was when he started). Corky wasn’t too impressed, with the snow or the snowman. His feelings can be summed up by, “Holy shit! What’s wrong with you people? Don’t you realize it’s cold and wet out here? Take me back inside!”

We then proceeded to Whole Foods to buy milk for hot chocolate and stopped by Blockbuster for a movie. We rented The Day After Tomorrow. Quite appropriate for a snow day, I might add (plot: global warming reaches the point where the polar ice caps melt and bring about the next ice age). I love disaster films. I know they’re predictable and drawn out. That’s the beauty. You always know what to expect.

We’ve now done the dishes and laundry, bathed the girl and put her to bed and are watching the news about how it’s going to be EIGHTEEN DEGREES TONIGHT! I’m so excited. Maybe it will stay like this all winter. Considering yesterday we had the patio door open and the heaters off and Judah was running around barefoot, I wouldn’t mind freezing temps for a few months. Make these Texans appreciate all the damn warm weather.

IT’S SNOWING!

(all the photos with today’s snow are from Joshua’s venture out with Judah this morning while I was a at work. Pictures of Judah in the Giant Coat are still in the film camera.)

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