I was hoping that it was just an east coast thing, since the east side is usually way colder but the ice followed me to Glasgow. On Monday morning, the botanic gardens looked like a winter wonderland (sorry, I forgot to take my camera with me!). Monday night, I went to do the dishes around midnight and I actually saw it snowing. I don't think I've ever seen it snow. My heart filled with fear and I told myself, don't worry, a lot of people love snow, it'll be fine.
The next morning, I realised that my fear was completely justified because I heard a weird noise outside the window before I got out of bed, which I eventually figured out was the sound of cars slipping around on the black ice outside. Then, when I was having breakfast, I looked out the window and saw a guy slipping around on the sidewalk. I thought that he must have those shoes with the wheels in the back and I was laughing at him for not being able to walk in them. But then I saw that all the sidewalks were completely iced over. Walking to school was terrifying, at certain points I just had slide forward and hope like hell that I kept going the right direction and that I didn't fall down. Most of the ice was melted near campus and I managed to make it home again before dark, but it was seriously scary. I hate ice and snow. Yuck.
This morning was much better, though still pretty icy. As I was walking to the botanic garden, my iPod started singing the Beach Boys, In Blue Hawaii, and I imagined for a moment that I was there, wearing short sleeves and sandals. Ahhhh.
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