Heavenly Storehouses Laden with Snow!

This past Tuesday and Wednesday, Emporia received over 14 inches of snow!!! I have never seen so much snow in my entire life. Logically, the university closed down and issued another SNOW DAY! I did not even bother going outside Wednesday while it was coming down. Rather, I hibernated by making cookies, watching Psych, planning for Bible study, and homeworking. (Yes, 'homeworking' is now a verb in order to maintain the parallelism in the previous sentence.) Thursday, I was forced to venture out because I had work and class. I took pictures along the way. I could hear people around me mentally calling me "African" as I took these random pictures!

This is the door leading into my apartment complex. Needless to say, it is not snow-proof.



My poor car. She doesn't like the being out in the cold anymore than I do.




So much snow!


And of course, as tradition holds, I must wear my rainboots after a big snow storm. Let me pause a moment to explain why:
1. Rainboots are water proof. Snow is a form of water. Thus, snow will not damage or enter my rainboots.
2. They add color to my life.
3. I didn't want to ruin my other nice winter boots by getting them wet.
4. I needed to take another picture for my blog and I know Dave W. appreciates my boots!
Only major downfall: they are not built for extreme temperatures so you must wear multiple socks.



See that little curvy path? That's my route to campus!



Finally a sidewalk.



I wonder why no one is sitting on those pretty benches?



Confession 1: At times, I feel a bit smug because I have these SWEET glittens. Not only do they work as gloves and mittens, but they were purchased in Minnesota and thus are extra warm. I absolutely love them! (This is when I felt the most foolish taking pictures!)





Confession 2: I spend a great deal of time day-dreaming of Burkina Faso and hot sweaty weather! I think my body is slowly shutting down due to the cold. Walking around in -9 degree weather is not my idea of fun.



But then, I look around and see just how beautiful 14+ inches of snow is and how it reflects the BEAUTIFUL CREATOR that I get to worship and serve.





The only truly fitting way to end this blog is with a movie quote:
"I'm going to go take a hot bath. I'm getting cold just thinking about all this ice!"

Shorty, Melissa, any guesses as to the movie?