college play day?

16 inches of snow in one night. i believe this constitutes a snow day. at least for any elementary, middle, or high school it does. college on the other hand, are there such things as snow days? it's hard to believe that something of the sort could exist, especially in wisconsin where winter is expected, glorified. however, it happened. we had a snow day in college! first one since 1978. and it was great.

there were rumors beginning around 10am of the great snowfall to come. i didn't believe it. i thought there might be a foot of snow, but never 16 inches, and never a snow day. i could remember my freshman year, trudging up the hill, pissed off becasue all of the other schools had closed, including the other college in town. yet my school, my university was too good to close. i was not going to get my hopes up again.

in my weather class, the TA spoke of this huge storm forecasted for exactly our town. he was excited, saying it was a sure thing, but meteorologists are never correct, so again, i wasn't believer. i did, however, begin to hope. i wanted a snow day. my hopes were over thrown by him intervening, telling us he'd LOVE a snow day, but not at our institution. i left feeling discouraged, ready for break.

my friends kept talking. it wasn't helping the situation. my teachers and professors were hopeful too, probably because they didn't want to teach another class. that evening, i made my dinner and turned on my television show, only to realize i'd have to begin my homework within the next 30 minutes.

then my friend texted me. she told me there was a snow day the following day. i could not believe it and still thought it was a joke. only this morning, we had been talking about a possible snow day, but there's no way in hell they'd ever call it the night before, before the snow had even fallen! i texted her back asking her how she knew, and she directed me to the school website.

it took forever to load, probably due to the overuse of eager college students all wanting to read the good news with their own eyes. sure enough, school was canceled for the following day, and to top it off, all non-essential jobs were cancelled too! i didn't have to go into work! i was over joyed, and began texting everyone i knew to brag about my new findings.

i spent the joyous evening alone, watching trashy television and eating popcorn. while everyone else was downtown, i was nestled in my living room, armed for a night of peaceful relaxation. and that's exactly what i got for the next 24 hours. other than clearing off my car (which took my roommate and i about an hour working together!!) i stayed inside, watching television and sleeping. it was the perfect way to start the downward spiral of finals.

i'll probably never get a snow day again in my life, but the one i had was pretty damn great!