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This last week has been crazy…I’ve never seen Seattle so wonderfully wintery. I’m originally from Anchorage, and one of my biggest gripes about Seattle winters is not having a white Christmas. So yes, thank you snow gods for making this happen! Many of the kids sledding in the neighborhood appreciate this as well.

However…I’m supposed to be in Denver right now, and along with the rest of Seattle trying to get out of town, my flight was canceled. But, there is a slight upside, which if any of you out there have had this happen too, it might be something to consider: we were offered to change our flights for the same price to the 25th, and we decided to cancel and get a refund. Then we decided, what the heck, let’s go from the 25th until the 1st. The tickets we rebought online, were A LOT cheaper! So if you are one of those unlucky ones like us, think about rebuying instead of keeping the originals. We saved $200! 

Besides delaying Christmas vacation and missing out on family stuff, I’ve had to miss quite a bit of work so far. I can’t say I mind, as nice as it is seeing cross country skiers outnumber cars on the streets, and watching the snow fall from the safety of my warm, cozy apartment. Plus, it gave me the extra time to bake some excellent cookies, a pot roast, and some delicious homemade mac n’ cheese. YUM. 

I have also noticed that even though the conditions are screwing up commutes and holiday traveling plans, and people are missing work and waiting hours for buses- everyone seems pretty darn cheerful. It’s really, really nice. I guess whether we love it or hate it, we understand there is not a thing we can do about it besides cuddle up in our pj’s, or build a snowman, and wait it out. When it’s gone, I know I’ll miss it, probably along with a lot of others. Maybe this was exactly what we needed for the holidays to allow us to slow down, and relax.

Sledders at Gas Works Park, downtown in the background.  Market Street, from Saturday night, 12/20.