The Great Snowcation

Snow Day #3! The great snowcation of 2010 continues on. I remember fondly the snow days we had as kids growing up in the Midwest. My sister and I would get all bundled up, then play in the snow, make snow angels, and get in snowball fights. There were two hills, both man made, in our flat prairie hometown. We would sled down them for hours on end and knew those hills, the curves, and what they would do to us on a sled like we knew the back of our hand.

Time warp to snow days as an adult. Surprisingly, or maybe not, most of the same activities still apply. I've gotten into many a snowball fight since Friday when this all began, including a great big one in my neighborhood park on Saturday and one in Dupont Circle. Snow still tastes the same as it did when I was a kid. I haven't made a snowman myself, but there's still time, and I've seen many creative snow people over the past few days.

But the best part of snow days as an adult is twofold: being with friends and being able to go to the bar. Many of our neighborhood establishments are still open, faithfully soldiering on despite the snow. My friends and I no longer have the excuse of "It's a week night." Because even though it is, there is no work tomorrow. That's been an awesome moment each of the past three nights, getting the email that work is cancelled again while we're out. We've had time to be at the full happy hour, to try out the restaurants we've been meaning to go to but never got around to it. It's like a fun week of vacation, except at home with friends.