Happy Sunday! If meteorologists are to be believed, many of our readers are probably spending their Sunday coming to terms with the first snow of the season. Here in Chicago, we saw our first flakes on Halloween, so you’ll get little sympathy from us.
Still, we understand that after making it through last winter, an eternity which brought us snowpocalypse, Chiberia, and plenty of other cold/snow wordplay, it’s especially difficult to face the front-end of the approaching season.
So, we thought we’d give you a hand in recalling that child-like wonder we all once felt when the first snowflakes fell.
With a little help from Hollywood (and YouTube) we’ll take you from this:
To this:
So sit back, relax, and let the magic of winter wash over you:
To kick things off, there’s no better display of snow-thusiasm than that of Toodles in that millennial favorite (you other generations, you’re wrong) “Hook”:
Okay, now that we’re warmed up, it’s definitely time for a song:
And of course, let’s not forget the practical uses of snow—hydration and warfare:
Finally, let’s all remember that snow is more than the shoveling and sweeping and griping. Before it was a burden and a bother, it was beautiful (and a whole lot of fun):
…bi-daily smile…
