I love Chicago. I moved here in the middle of high school and fell in love with the city, the culture, the pace, the architecture, the food, and the WEATHER! YES! I LOVE cold weather, and I especially love snow. In high school my dad had a huge snow blower that was the width of the sidewalk and had a gear shift with five speeds! Not only would I happily plow the driveway, but the neighbors and their neighbors and the side walk all the way around the culdesac. (we were at the end where the snow was dumped with the city plow turned around and blocked our driveway with a mountain of snow… which is why we got the huge snowblower) but I digress. I’ve been very disappointed for several years. It’s hardly snowed. We’ve had these lame boring snowless winters for several years now. So when this past December was the ‘coldest Chicago December in recorded history’ I was so excited. My snow blower has been dying for years, but it wasn’t a big deal. I’ve shoveled and borrowed by sister’s wimpy electric one to get by since they live four houses down. Anyway – the wonderful weather… Continue reading