You can always tell when one's on the way, whether you've seen the weather reports or not. Whole cities seem to hold their breath, the silence before a storm. But in this case, it was the storm of the century.
Honestly, it had more hype than it was worth. While it delivered the promised 10-15 inches of snow, the deadly ice and dangerous wind were surprisingly absent. Even so, the anticipation was enough to shut down Michigan State University, which is a difficult feat, let me tell you. The last time the university closed for snow was in 1975. The only other instance was in 1967. A total of three snow days in the course of school history. College gives new weight to such days, and students welcome it with far more enthusiasm than K-12 students, which is hard to do.
On Munn Field, thousands gathered for a snowball fight in the dark. Snowmen were erected across campus. Snow drifts were hollowed out and made into forts. Other gargantuan piles were the stage of epic battles for King of the Hill. Messages were written with footprints. Snow angels graced the sidewalks. And university classes were canceled. 'Twas quite a day.
Thanks be to snow.
Cheers,
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