The morning started out like any other Friday morning. My and Lauren’s alarms went off at 5:45 am, we groaned then turned them off. We both rolled over on each of our sides of the bed to get up… And then we… well, let me step back and actually tell the truth… Lauren rolled over and got out of bed.

At that moment, she noticed something was different about the day. It was a much colder today. She looked out our bedroom window and saw white through the dark and she yelled, “IT SNOWED!”

After she said that, I jumped up and took a look for myself. It was glorious. “Well we don’t have to go to work today,” she said. But we checked to be sure, and yes, we still had to go. Having to go to work didn’t get our moods down BUT it also didn’t stop us from taking Maddie out to experience the beautiful white fluffy blanket we rarely ever get here in the south.