There is something about waking up to a world covered in white glittering snow that makes even the most ordinary day, seem extraordinary.
As we slowly opened our eyes last Saturday morning (as Nora nudged my hand to tell me to get up and take her out), we awoke to fluffy white snow flakes floating past our window. Now, since we live high in the sky and use the clock and thermometer that top the building next door for our weather report, we rolled over to check out the frosty truth and it was a shivering 20 degrees!! Ahhh Yayyy- Winter had finally arrived in NYC!!
We quickly rolled off the bed towards our bedroom window and looked down to the ground below, it was just the scene we have been waiting so long to see. The ground was covered in a blanket of glittering snow and other than our doorman shoveling snow from the side walk to carve out a walking path from our entry way, the streets were empty. We are early risers on Saturday mornings because first we have to take out Nora, but second we LOVE getting up early, eating an amazing breakfast, and getting a huge head start on the day while everyone else is still asleep.
I quickly bundled up, prepared Nora for her morning walk in the snow and headed out!
Ahhh, the muffled sound of crunching snow beneath my snow boots, the feeling of freedom as I took to the quiet streets of NY as if the city was abandoned, this was the snowy bliss I had been waiting for. As we learned last year when it snowed so much in Dallas, Nora LOVES the snow. She hit that snow and there was no turning back, she was ready to run and play!
Central Park Morning Walk
Cold Nose!
Quiet Streets
Snowing in Columbus Circle
After a fun walk in the snow, frozen hands, icy hair, and one happy, wet, dirty dog, it was time to curl up inside with a Cup of Joe and a NY bagel. Days like this are made to force you to drop everything and relax, it was so so nice.
Later this snowy day, we decided to invite all of our new friends over, Neil and Iliana and Bridget and her boyfriend visiting from London for a movie day. We made gourmet grilled cheese, tomato soup, and munched on Chocolate Macaroons and all watched Money Ball. We then all bundled up later that night and went out for Thai and to grab some drinks at a cozy bar down the street. It was a perfect snow day in NYC that we will remember forever.
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