Posted by Dianne Nicolini on February 9, 2010
Yes, that’s what they’re calling it, the historic snow storms that have socked the Mid-Atlantic, including Washington D.C. Most years this would be of mild interest to me. Just something to make me feel grateful for living in the Bay Area but this January, my daughter Monica transferred from UC San Diego (where it is always sunny and never even rains!) to George Washington University, smack dab in the middle of D.C. I’m one of those moms who worries over the littlest things so you can imagine my level of anxiety when I read about how these storms are worse than anything anyone’s seen since the days of Washington himself. Remember Valley Forge? Anyway, she’s absolutely fine and actually enjoying the novelty of snow. She even participated in a midnight all-campus snowball fight. Now that’s something that would be hard to duplicate in San Diego!
Di.
You know my 2 sons have been in the DC area for 2 decades…and the 2 grandchildren Nick and Katie with mother south in Fredricksburg, VA. When I visited in late December 2009 there was lots of piled up snow in areas all around. The family tells me that they are hunkering down with no school and work. They are surviving. The hard part is digging your car out of the snow to go somewhere.
Congrats to Monica in the DC area. You will have a nice place to visit in the spring and summer…maybe autumn is better. Knowing both coasts is a plus for USA living. Perc…the other traveler.
Comment by Percy Mueda — February 10, 2010 @ 7:53 pm
I can empathize. My son and his wife life in DC (He went to GW law school) and sent us photos of the Great Snowfall. They got along fine, just as your daughter did. And he, too, is a California person!
Comment by Chuck McFadden — March 5, 2010 @ 3:54 pm