let it snow!

as anyone would know who has spoken with me in the past month or two, i have been dying to see some snow. ankara has provided nothing but grey, foggy, dismal, boring weather. the temperature hasn't even been of interest, sticking right in that area where it's cold enough to require a coat but warm enough to rain. and rain it has, all week. while family and friends have been sending reports of snow and ice storms up and down the greater tri-state area, i have been wishing, hoping, and praying for some snow.

this morning, my luck changed. ben was up early to go to the dentist, and came into the bedroom to wake me up. 'it's going to be a good day. remember what you've been wishing for?' he asked. 'more sleep.' i responded. oh... and snow! i jumped out of bed & ran to the window to find a few inches covering the ground. he left & took the car, so i had to get a cab to work. no problem. i spent the next hour getting ready and singing various renditions of 'snow' from my favorite movie, white christmas (see below). i put on my fancy new boots that i've been wanting to break in, bundled up with a scarf & gloves, and trudged out into the snow. the 30 minute wait for a cab to show up at the taxi stand didn't even phase me. i used the extra time to take pictures, which i will post later. you'd think i'd never seen snow before... every single year of my life! the cab driver almost went off the road & drove like a maniac down the highway, but i just laughed, thinking 'we might go off the road, and i don't care because it's snowing, and this is not my car.' luckily we stayed on the road and i made it to work just fine- and in record time.

snow has finally made it feel like christmas, and just in time. it's still snowing even now!

snow
it won't be long before we'll all be there with snow
snow! i want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow
snow! i long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow
snow-oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow
where it's snowing all winter throughthat's where i want to be
snowball throwing that's what i'll do how i'm longing to ski through the snow-oh-oh-oh-oh
those glist'ning houses that seem to be built of snow
snow-oh, to see a mountain covered with a quilt of snow
what is christmas with no snow
no white christmas with no snowsnow!
i'll soon be there with snow (chuga choo chuga choo chuga choo)
i'll wash my hair with snow (chuga choo chuga choo chuga choo)
and with a spade of snow (chuga choo chuga choo chuga choo)
i'll build a man that's made of snow
i'd love to stay up with you but i recommend a little shuteye
go to sleep
and dream
of snow