snow magnets

Well, apparently, Holly and I are snow magnets. That is what I have decided to call us. We were supposed to travel to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in December to talk through details of an internship we'll be starting together in June. However, Harrisburg received a huge snow storm that weekend and we got stuck in Cincinnati for eight hours before flying back to Chicago. I've been telling people we just flew to Cincinnati to eat Chic-Fil-A for lunch and Cinnabons for dinner. :) I think that maybe I just do that because it helps the memory become fonder and less frustrating than that particular weekend actually was. So, we rescheduled our trip for this weekend. We were supposed to leave on Saturday but our soon to be boss called on Thursday to see if we could make it out on Friday because they were expecting another huge snow storm on Friday night. After scrambling around for most of Thursday, we got it worked out. On Friday, we landed in the Baltimore Airport an hour and a half before they closed it through this afternoon. We got to watch a little less than two feet of snow fall like sparkling sugar from the sky and blanket South Western PA. Its beautiful.

Its been a decently productive weekend so far, despite getting snowed in on Saturday and having church get canceled on Sunday. Its been a mandatory break which, if you know anything about my life and schedule, is a really nice blessing. We woke up this morning to the reality that another snow storm is currently hitting Chicago. Our flight back is currently delayed by over 2 hours. We aren't holding our breath to make it out of here tonight. I've actually started laughing about it. Here's the funny part. The storm that is currently keeping us out of Chicago will soon be the storm that keeps us from leaving PA. Its supposed to start snowing here tomorrow afternoon as it leaves Chicago and continues through Wednesday. So, this weekend trip could quite possibly change into a week-long trip. We'll see what happens. For now, I'll keep checking Southwest's website every 20 minutes and laughing at the irony of it all. The great thing is that I'm surrounded by some amazing people who are more than hospitable and am traveling with a dear friend. I guess we're getting a head start on spending most of our time together (we'll be living and traveling and working together next year...). If it snows when we move here in June, I'll be seriously reconsidering. :)