Blizzard 2011

When you spend your whole life growing up in Chicago, snow isn't all that interesting. You get used to it. You love it much more when you're younger, and by the time you're older you start to realize why so many retired folks head south for the winter. I'm still at the point where I like it. Not love, just like....there are definitely times when I'd rather not be driving with extreme caution, shoveling, bundling up, and doing so many of those extra things that come with a decent snowfall.

Apparently, there have been a few big blizzards in Chicago over the years. My dad always had stories of one when he was in high school. It's said that there was a blizzard when I was a junior in high school, but I can't remember it to save my life! This past week, we had another one...one that I'm sure I won't soon forget! There's no need to go into detail considering every bit of this storm was broadcasted for the nation to see. I should've taken more pictures, but the following sum up the storm from our perspective.

Tyler spent nearly two hours tackling the snow on the driveway...only to have another 3 inches fall on it within a few hours after he had it cleared. Thank.God.for.Snowblowers!

We all enjoyed looking at the snow from inside of our warm house. With the wind as bad as it was, there was no hope of going out to play in it :(

My parents (who skipped out on the storm with a trip to Florida) left their two dogs with us. They had a blast running through the yard and jumping through snow drifts. Chesney, our dog, had NO interest in being part of this.