snowpocalypse

A few days ago, I was poking fun at the rumor that a "Snowpocalypse" was about to hit the Seattle area, a rumor started by our news / weathermen. I grew up in Utah and am no stranger to snow, so I tend to always chuckle a little when people freak out here in Seattle when a little snow falls.

The rumor continued to spread on facebook with this funny little picture that everyone was "liking" and laughing at...



Ha ha, funny right?

Well, nature sure had the last laugh this week. (It always does!) We had over a foot of snow in one night, it kept snowing, and the ice buildup on the trees was so thick (see photo above) that it caused our trees to start breaking. I was sitting in my chair by a window when I heard a crack and looked outside to see one of sidewalk trees break in half. And then the power went out (which always follows breaking trees.) It was out for four days. Luckily we have extremely kind neighbors who let us share their generator so we had heat and didn't freeze. To top things off, my car got smashed on the freeway. I was in the car with my family trying to find a city with some power so we could buy a hot meal when a car lost control on the ice in front of us and started spinning. We couldn't get out of the way. Luckily, nobody (other than our car) was seriously hurt.





This is my favorite little red maple tree. I was so afraid that it too would crack under the pressure, but it survived! It's a strong little thing. Beautiful in the snow too.

This week was a reminder that you never know what life has in store. So be prepared. And buy a generator.

I'm looking forward to summer.