Excellent Kick

It is likely that you've heard about the big snow storm that hit Washington in the last 48 hours.

And in case you didn't, just flip on the news and watch for about 30 seconds and you'll get the full picture...and then you'll consider moving to a cave somewhere in a warmer climate to avoid snow ever again. (I'm going to Florida to thaw out and lounge on the beach wearing my 1950s inspired black and white polka dot bathing suit next weekend.)

My blizzard preparations involved:

• A trip to Whole Foods (that actually closed for a period of time while I was there because the number of people in the store was violating fire codes) to buy ingredients to make homemade macaroni and cheese
  
• The acquisition of several rolls of quarters so I could do laundry when stuck at home all weekend
• A quick conversation with my sister to develop a contingency plan regarding Olivia's birthday celebrations if we couldn't be together in person (we opted to sing Happy Birthday over Skype)

What I did not prepare for was a visit from my friends Meredith S.H. and Adam G.! You have heard about Adam and Mer before (Meredith is the daughter of my dad's bizzaro world Midwestern twin and is one of my best friends from my home away from home state of Minnesota) and they are two of my very favorite people.

Around 1:30, I got a call from Mer telling me to look out my window. And there they were--clad in full Nordic ski wear (Mer was on the Nordic ski team in high school) standing in the middle of my street. So I invited them up for mac and cheese. So far, not so unusual (except for the skiing around DC part, but it is Adam and Mer so I didn't think anything of it).


This is where the unusual part comes in... Have I ever told you about my roommates? Abra L.W. and Jon F.? Well, they were both writers for one of America's most esteemed college newspapers, The Justice, at Brandeis University. Today, in addition to making me laugh, wearing hooded sweatshirts, and challenging me to games of Cranium, Jon is a writer for the Washington City Paper (I'm sure it was tough to transition from writing for The Justice but he seems to have made the switch quite successfully).

So as Mer and Adam and I were playing the apartment and recapping their morning of skiing around the District, Jon decided to interview them for a City Paper article, "Snowpocalypse Skiing Conditions: Excellent Kick, Great Glide." I think my favorite part of the experience was Adam's use of his Garcia messaging training (he laid out his comments in three points). The resulting article is quite fabulous (especially my photo credit).

In addition to the ski adventure being captured on the City Desk Blog, Mer and Adam also created a video (featuring me, playing the role of "BFF") of their day snow exploring. I love how free time due to a snow storm really allows us to let our creative documentarian abilities loose.