Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Precipitation in the Form of Ice Crystals

Okay, I swear it snowed non-stop for two days in a row. Maybe it stopped while I was sleeping but I will never know. What I do know is that there is snow EVERYWHERE. Let me share with you all a few funny things that have happened in accordance with the snow the past 2-ish days.

1. I was walking home at about 6:00 pm through the streets of Provo. I came to a place where I had to cross the street but the cars didn't have a stop sign so I had to wait for them. There were 2 stranger girls in front of me (stranger as in I didn't know them, not as in stranger than me or someone I know). One of these girls said, "oh, don't mind us we're just out here in the freezing cold." I thought it was funny because it's true--the people driving their cars were nice and warm yet they wouldn't stop for the freezing pedestrians.

2. Yesterday while I was walking to school I heard a boy comment to the girl he was walking with: "I wish I could punch every snowflake in the face."

3. Today I walked up the stairs to campus and all along the stairs someone had built snowmen in strange forms. It was like they were art sculptures. One of them was of a snowman couple hugging--or most likely kissing. There was one built all around the railing, another looked like a giant monster fighting with the smaller monster across the way. Whoever the artists were, obviously had a lot of fun and I wish I could have been with them. They also left a note in the snow only visible from the top of the staircase. I couldn't see all the letters but I thought that was cool too. It must have been the aliens.

4. Of course I've witnessed about 4 complete slip-and-falls because of the snow. Those are always funny.

A lot of cool things happen as I walk to and from school. I decided that was because I do it at least twice a day and sometimes up to 6 times a day, and there is no other activity I repeat more than that in a day.

7 comments:

Hannah said...

Ha ha! This makes me miss BYU. Those are all hilarious things!

Stefanie Elyse said...

Wow. The joys of Provo! Funny times Abby :)

Kathy said...

I'm trying to picture punching every snowflake in the face! How funny.

Andy Porter said...

On Sunday I walked out of the house with Mira in my arm and Indi holding my hand. I stepped on the driveway and swoosh my feet flew out from under me and I landed on my back. i couldn't stop my fall because of the children I had in my arms, and luckily no one was injured. I am sure that slip and fall was pretty funny too.
Joe

Kathy said...

You people who think the sight of people falling and possible injuring themselves is funny, ARE TOTALLY SICK! I can't stop laughing.

Bullock said...

You wouldn't see all these funny things if I hadn't totaled your car. The universe is in balance.

I'm safe. I'm glad you're having fun in the snow. Don't get hit by any careening jeeps, ok?

You're perdy.

Andy Porter said...

I love that you find something cool or fun about every part of life. It is probably never boring to be you.

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I know where I come from, why I am here and where I am going. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of you will know me as a “Mormon” although that is just a nickname. The word ‘Saint’ just means ‘member’ in this context. I believe in God the Eternal Father, that I am a daughter of God, and that He loves me and wants me to be happy. I believe in my Savior Jesus Christ who lived a perfect life, atoned for my sins, died and was resurrected all that I might enjoy the blessing of being forgiven of my sins, and having my body and spirit reunited after death. I know that just as God called prophets in the Old and New Testament times that He has in fact called a prophet to lead and guide us today. I believe that families can live together for eternity; death does not have to be the end of our relationships with the ones we love. Some of you may wonder how on earth I can know these things. As I learn more and more from the Bible and other scriptures and actually live what I learn I see the promises the Lord has made being fulfilled in my life, and I feel the Holy Spirit bear witness that these things are true.

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