I think Derrick and I officially consider ourselves snow snobs. Snow snob: s/he who does not call in to work, cancel school, and declare it a snow emergency when 6" of snow are expected. :) It seems that Bostonians, though many of them have lived here for many decades, consider it a "snow emergency" when they receive more than an inch or two of snow. On Friday, we were expected to receive about 6". They cancelled every school, or let the children out at noon; they had snow plows lining the streets well before the storm started; they closed Derrick's campus at noon; every channel had the "update on the storm"; and radios encouraged people not to go to work or to work from home. Call me crazy, but if I remember right, the schools never closed in Utah unless we had like 3 feet or something. It's been snowing more today and our church was also cancelled. Crazy!
As for the update, Derrick finished his finals this week and is so relieved. I picked him up from school after his last final and it was very entertaining. He was in such a good mood that he kept commenting on how beautiful everything was, how he loved living in the city, what a nice day it was outside, etc. (not that he isn't usually super upbeat, but it was way more than usual). I think he was feeling pretty great to have his first semester over! Only 7 more to go! Yay! I am also looking forward to having a break from work. I work on Monday and then on Tuesday we are excited to head home to visit our family and friends for a few days. Hopefully the snow will subside so we can fly out of here too!
Love,
Mel and Derrick
