First Snow

On Saturday, Matt, Christina and I drove up to Heidelberg. (Jer didn't go because he was sick). It is so beautiful at night. And the pedestrian-only streets were decked with Christmas lights, trees, foods, and people. We parked on the opposite side of the Neckar River and walked across the Old Bridge. There were tiny snow flurries as we walked bundled with gloves, scarves, hats, and coats. I stopped to get a picture of the castle. I didn't notice the metal loop in front of my camera until after I took the picture. But it was much colder standing above the water, so I decided I didn't care and started moving again.
We made it home safely, built a fire, and the four of us (Jer included now) watched Jeff Dunham's Christmas Special. He is so funny! We sat around eating Rice Krispie treats, drinking hot chocolate and laughing. We went to bed late: 1:00am. It was a great day.
When going to bed late on a weekend, it's almost always a sure bet we will wake up late too. When I got up it was very bright, so I opened the window (yes, the window you can't see through) to see outside.
SNOW!
I LOVE the snow!
I walked for about an hour around the neighborhood. I took many pictures. I love peaceful snow scenes. They are just so calming to look at whether a picture, painting or real life.
While I was out, a car passed by me really slowly. People inside were waving at me. They were my German neighbors! I really like my neighbors. I think they may have caught me enjoying the taste of a snowflake. I'm sure the smile on my face remained that entire hour I was outside!
It snowed all day except for about an hour when the sky opened up to show off its beautiful blue hue. It started snowing again after that.
I hope I never get too old to feel excitement about waking up to a blanket of snow. I hope I am never too old to bundle up and go outside to play in it. I hope I never lose the childlike enthusiasm of catching a snowflake on my tongue. I hope I never tire of its soft, white beauty.