Monthly Musings: February (Birthday Edition, Part II)

Sunday night the weathermen across Dallas began their shining careers. In a matter of days, their faces became familiar in every Dallas household. Kids everywhere were asking the same question, "Is school going to be cancelled tomorrow?"

Yes, I was among them. And yes, my school was cancelled. (I found out when I woke up in the middle of the night and checked the school twitter account. Yes, you read that correctly.)

Ice Monday meant I stayed in my jammies until 5PM. I practiced a full day, drank a lot of hot drinks, snuggled my Weimaraner, and avoided icy roads. Oh, and I Skype taught for the first time ever with my Frisco students. There were some challenging aspects to it, but overall it worked well.

Since it stayed below freezing on Tuesday, the roads were still treacherously icy. We even had some flurries! 

I'm convinced Brooklyn thought the snow/ice were off-limits. She kept trying to sneak chunks of ice, and once when I called her inside she grabbed a big hunk and ran indoors before I could stop her. Can you blame the pup? She's never seen the stuff before!

While we were all getting accustomed to life in PJs, Wednesday the schools reopened. They stayed open for the rest of the week, but by Friday evening everything was closing early. The temps had stayed right around freezing, and on Friday a new band of snow came our way. Brooklyn hunkered down to prepare for the inevitable.  

It was snowing when I went to class on Friday. Hours later, I stepped outside to find my campus coated in white!

Snow selfie!

In which the Florida girl is justified in wearing boots

I simply could not wait to get home and let Brooklyn out in the yard! Flurries and ice are one thing, but inches of fluffy white is another thing altogether!

To say she loved it would be an understatement. Even after we'd played outside for a long time, she continued to sit by the back door.

She also thought that snowballs were high-value treats. We didn't inform her otherwise.

Score!

Saturday morning, everything iced over again. Ty and I managed to drive down the street to try a workout group. It was a core workout just walking inside. You'd be surprised how much you use your abs when trying to walk on ice.

I had another cozy day at home at the piano. This week could not have come at a better time. I'm truly considering it a birthday gift from Heaven. It was a much needed respite! One more week until Spring Break, and one month until my recital. Loving this extra practice time.