Eggnog-ural Snow of the Season

It "snowed" last week in Austin - people bought provisions, just in case. School closed at 2PM, just in case. The snowflakes fell for about 20 minutes, and stuck to nothing. Not exactly a winter wonderland... and definitely typical of Texas.

We used to wake up before the sun every Christmas morning, hoping for snow so we could make angels and build Frosties. Nature delivered once or twice, but we could never get enough of the snow.

To this day, snow makes me giddy. So imagine my excitement when I saw the first flakes of the season last night in NYC:

Even though you can barely tell, I promise it's snow. And snow means Eggnog, mistletoe, peppermint schnaps with your coacoa. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer and Santa Baby. Gingerbread and candy canes. Papa Noel, pine needles, poinsettas, holly wreathes. Snowball fights in Central park, ice skating in Bryant Park and the tree at 30 Rock.

Get excited. Angels and Frosty here I come.