By Nikki Headley
You check your email to find that school has been cancelled. You glance out the window and see a blanket of snow on the ground… in Alabama. Okay so maybe this isn’t how you found out AUM cancelled classes and closed the campus, but it’s a nice thought. I bet some of you are just laying in your bed twiddling your thumbs. How does someone in Alabama spend their snow day? How about some ideas?
1. Build a snowman. If it snows and sticks then odds are there is enough snow to build a snowman. So you roll all of your giant snowballs and you put the on top of one another and boom you have a snowman. It is a tradition. Young or old, go build yourself a Frosty.
2. Have a snowball fight. If you have a family or some friends in your neighborhood devise a plan to make snowballs and pelt them at one another. They may hurt but they are definitely worth the fun. So go have a snowball war!
3. Go for a walk. Go for a walk in your neighborhood to check out the snow. It is beautiful to just look at. Try to acknowledge the beauty of something that people from Alabama don’t normally see. If you go for a walk watch for ice. It can be slippery.
4. Just Keep warm. After a long day of playing in the snow go inside and warm up. Make some soup for dinner that always warms you up. Also bundle up with some hot tea or chocolate and appreciate the view from afar.
5. Spend the day with your loved ones. It will be nice to see your family’s reactions to the snow. It will also be nice to take some pictures and just enjoy the day together. If you have lost some of your family members try to think about what their reactions could be. If you are cooped up in your dorm spend it with your roommates. Make it a day to remember.
We all are ecstatic about the snow storm coming and classes being cancelled for a day. Remember to enjoy the day and to stay safe. Don’t get too cold and wear your gloves when you’re playing outside. Remember Alabama will probably not see snow again for a while so take advantage of it.