Living in Northern Virginia
we don’t see much snow during the winter. As a matter of fact it’s almost
February and so far we’ve had no measurable snow fall. For some, this isn’t a
problem. But I grew up in Northern
NJ and as a kid I was very accustomed
to having snow most of the winter. And now that I have kids of my own I feel
like they’re missing out. So, instead of waiting around for the snow that
doesn’t seem to be coming – we decided to go find some.
We decided to take advantage of the long weekend and visit
some friends in Lake Placid,
NY. And as you may have guessed, the
weather didn’t disappoint. There was about 18 inches of snow on the ground,
there was at least a dusting of snow each day, and all the lakes were frozen
solid – a winter paradise for snow lovers.
I’m not sure who was more excited – me or my kids. This was
the first time the kids had seen more than about four inches of snow. They
couldn’t wait to get out and play in it - and neither could I. We went tubing,
ice skating and sledding. None of us could get enough. But what made this
weekend even more special was watching my children and remembering back to my
own childhood. I remember all the fun my friends and I had playing in the snow
and sledding. But what made those times even more special was the fact that my
parents were out there too – acting like two over grown kids.
And here I was… sliding down the hill on a tube and
intentionally tipping it over, falling down and sliding across the ice and
hiding under the snow – all just to get a laugh out my kids. It felt great to
be a kid again... Now we just need some snow here in VA.
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Jason
