Snow Day

This has got to be one of the most bizarre experiences of my life. While much of the country was trying to avoid snow, we spent 30 minutes waiting in line for Noah to get a chance to sled down a 20 foot hill. Mind you, the hill was surrounded by fresh-cut green grass, palm trees, and the periodic golfer passing by.

Sea Pines golf course in Los Osos had their annual snow day. A snow machine dumped a clump of snow on a make-shift hill. Since we did time in both Utah and Illinois, we know how to prepare for sub-zero conditions and blizzards. I guess subcontiously we were expecting something a bit colder and more winter-like than what actually occured. Our flashbacks of Utah and Illinois kicked in, and we dressed the boys as warm as we possibly could. I don't know why we didn't just look outstide and realize it was just another day at the beach. Sun shining. probably 70 degrees. But no! We are dealing with SNOW here. SNOW! Very, Very, Very cold white stuff. We dressed Noah with 4 layers of coats and 3 layers of pants. We showed up to the snow party to find kids running around in shorts under the shade of palm trees. Noah insisted that he sled down the hill in full winter gear. But it didn't take too long before I was carrying around a mountain of clothes while he and weston ran around on the putting greens.

We moved to California for the warm weather (no snow). I spent my whole life dealing with snow. I think deep down I despise it in some way for making portions of my life miserable. (Slushing through snow storms in the early morning to get to school, Scraping ice off car windows, and generally just freezing my butt off). So it was blowing my mind that we were waiting in line just to touch it. Ironic. But it was worth it. Noah absolutely loved sledding. He is very excited to do it like the pros in Utah when we visit this christmas.