Texas Blizzard 2011!

So all this winter weather sweeping the country has finally decided to make a stop in College Station. Yesterday afternoon, Texas A&M cancelled all classes and closed campus for this morning until 11:30 because of the forecast of snow. We did get some snow last night. By this morning, it was still less than an inch! However, before the snow started we got some freezing rain, laying down a nice layer of ice underneath everything. So the roads truly were bad this morning.

Mel was scheduled to work at the Bryan library today, so we got up early so she could have time to make the drive. I cleaned off the car for her and went for a little test-drive to see how bad the roads were. Not many people were out and about - the roads were pretty empty all morning. Juno had fun running around in the snow this morning. I threw the tennis ball for her in the empty street! Our neighbor came out of her apartment to go to work at the hospital, but she didn't have an ice scraper(!) so I let her use ours and helped her clear off her car.

Anyway, Mel made it safely to work. I stayed at home for the morning and then received word that campus was closed for the rest of the day. At that point, the roads were still bad because they have no way to clear them except wait for it to melt! Well, around 11am, the sun came out. The snow on the roads didn't last long after that!

So, since we live in Texas, we'll be like everyone else and marvel at the little snow we got, sharing pictures and stuff even though it doesn't even come close to measuring up to the 10" our sisters got in Kansas City!

No cars! So clearly, I had to stand in the middle of the road.

Christmas break up north helps Juno love the snow!