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.

El Cabino

I just spent 3 days up in Cascade Idaho at my grandma’s cabin with my ENTIRE family. That means: Mom, Dad, their 7 kids, 5 kids-in-law, 17 grandchildren and, grandma of course. I think that adds up to 32.

There’s not much water pressure at the cabin so the rule is: if it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown…flush it down. And we’re serious about that rule. There are only enough rooms for one per family (I have 5 married siblings with their own families) so no one slept very well (except mom, dad, and grandma who checked into a hotel).

We built the two best snow forts in the history of snow forts. Picture the music: da da da da da..duh duh duh (you know, the music they play for a cowboy duel?) It’s the Porter’s against the Non-Porters, and it’s a battle to see who can knock down the other team’s fort. Overnight it rained and then froze so we are dealing with practically cement forts here. First round, everyone throws an ice ball to try to cause some damage. Next round we use our bodies (some of us bruised shoulders, almost broke ribs, and had the wind knocked out of us) then the final round we hack away with shovels and axes. They both finally fell, but the

Non-Porters won (to our great shame).

It was loud and crazy and incredibly FUN…because even though we were miles and hours away from where we live, we were Home, because we were with our family.

My entire family minus 1 or 2 sleeping babies and 2 unborn babies. This is the Non-Porter fort that held up strong through the demolition.

Sitting on the couch at the cabin.

My nephew Jeston and a beautiful view of the lake and mountains in front of the cabin.

Me and Grandma! (I had a big red zit in the middle of my forehead the whole time we were up there...so it's also there in EVERY picture.)

The Porter fort, complete with crenelation and even a window (which you can't see). This is my dad and my oldest sister Sarah.