Journal #22

Snow is a wonderful gift that can be a blessing and a curse. Too much snow can cause many problems, but the right amount can be awesome. Being born in Michigan and growing up there has made me no stranger to what "real" snow is. Here in Illinois, the concept of a lot of snow is much different than in Michigan. Springfield is not really known for getting a lot of snow, but some years we do get a pretty good amount. Nothing compared to the blizzards in Michigan though. We drive up usually every other winter to Michigan to visit my family. Around the time where their snow receiving is at its peak.I remember one year when we visited, there was over five feet of snow! I thought it was the coolest thing ever. My grandpa used his giant tractor to clear the driveway of all snow and piled it into one huge mound. This was literally like twelve feet tall. It was ridiculous. The cousins and I went to town. As soon as we got the okay, we quickly threw on all of our snow gear and headed outside to the great mound. We made some pretty epic snow forts and even burrowed tunnels through the massive pile. It was an eleven year old's dream come true. Then of course hours later when we were all worn out, we came back into the house where grandma had hot chocolate waiting for us. Like I said though, too much snow can cause problems. This could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on if you like being stuck in your house or not. I remember my freshman year when we got a good amount of snow one night and it was enough to cancel school. Since the streets were not plowed, we could not drive anywhere, but it could not stop me from walking to my two best friend's house who lived in the neighborhood. It ended up being the perfect snow day.