Where's the snow?

When I tuned in to the weather forecast for this first day of December, I was ready for the predicted light snow showers. Since I am used to the weather in Western New York, I am prepared with ready-to-go snow attire, my car is equipped with snow tires and my heater works.... I'm good to go. I figured that with traffic reports of spin-outs, two-lane closures, overturned vehicles, heavy congestion on highways that there must be several inches of snow on the ground and perhaps some ice.

Well.... things are a bit different in the mid-west. When I started driving I noticed something was missing - the snow! Maybe it just wasn't snowing where I was driving in from. Hmmm, nope, I drove 23 miles to down town St. Louis.... and didn't see any snow. The only flurries I could see were on my vehicle from overnight precipitation. All the traffic accidents and congestion was the result of slick roads and some ice here and there.

The nice little graphic above is from our local news coverage, specifically listing a high of 34 degrees today with a chance of snow. Looks to me that the "question mark" is indeed a signal that the weather team is not sure what to make of today's forecast. So I will keep asking my fellow co-workers today.... "Where is the snow?" Maybe they saw it on the way in?

Our journey to the mid-west... again

In a few days I will be back in St. Louis. It's exciting to return to family, friends, a job and city I love. That's right, RETURN. (I will sincerely miss my NY friends and family; so I hope that by keeping in touch via this blog, e-mail and phone, it will help fill the void.) Just in case you missed it, from this past May to October, I relocated to STL with the intent to create a new life for my husband and I. Well, things didn't quite work out, and I returned to NY mid-October. As it turns out, we are most definitely supposed to be in St. Louis. Now, we are packing up, again, and promise this time we are certain about moving.

The most amazing part of this new journey is how incredibly blessed we are to have such wonderful family and friends in Missouri. We have been welcomed (back) with open arms from my Uncle Tom, Aunt Warrine and two cousins, and their home is now our home. Their kindness and generosity has made our move possible, and we are extremely grateful. Another blessing is that my employer in Missouri agreed to rehire me; I look forward to reuniting with co-workers next week... and I completely realize how fortunate I am to return to a job that I love and people whom I enjoy working with.