Yesterday it snowed nonstop from 12am to 11pm! Wind and sleet kept the accumulation down at first, but by evening the quiet, blanketed streets were a genuine winter wonderland! School was canceled, of course, but work continued at church; the blessing/curse of living next-door!
Luke and I met with Pastor Doug, as usual, in the morning, and when he went home for lunch, we braved the blizzard to buy groceries. That night, we, the Ws, and the Ks trooped over to Nick's for our second LOST party. Irene brought homemade pasta and garlic bread, and we cuddled up inside, watching cable for a couple hours before returning to the wintry scene outside. Immediately Chris and Irene began a snowball fight, drawing in two neighborhood boys we'd never seen before. We only live a block and a half from Nick's but we all reached home drenched and laughing.
It reminds me of my first winter here, almost exactly seven years ago (February, 2003). Four of us came from First Free, St Louis, on a "vision trip" for a friend who would later serve as a missionary at First Free, Brooklyn. We were scheduled to stay only one long weekend, but a blizzard grounded our flight for three extra days! I missed my high school mock trial competition, but enjoyed seeing this new season play out in Brooklyn.
Luke and I met with Pastor Doug, as usual, in the morning, and when he went home for lunch, we braved the blizzard to buy groceries. That night, we, the Ws, and the Ks trooped over to Nick's for our second LOST party. Irene brought homemade pasta and garlic bread, and we cuddled up inside, watching cable for a couple hours before returning to the wintry scene outside. Immediately Chris and Irene began a snowball fight, drawing in two neighborhood boys we'd never seen before. We only live a block and a half from Nick's but we all reached home drenched and laughing.
It reminds me of my first winter here, almost exactly seven years ago (February, 2003). Four of us came from First Free, St Louis, on a "vision trip" for a friend who would later serve as a missionary at First Free, Brooklyn. We were scheduled to stay only one long weekend, but a blizzard grounded our flight for three extra days! I missed my high school mock trial competition, but enjoyed seeing this new season play out in Brooklyn.
