Wanna White Christmas? Move to New Orleans

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Colleen LeMasters

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I moved here to avoid cold. Just for the record.

So imagine my surprise when I woke up and didn’t bother looking outside or watching the news for weather, and finding this:

Cars parked in an apartment lot during heavy, slanting snowfall, with a thin layer of snow on the vehicles and pavement.
That is my car, from my front door

The funny thing that is that I woke up this morning and got all the way ready to go and walk out the door but then thought, as I looked down at my open-toed heels, that maybe open-toed wasn’t quite the way to go, since, you know, it might still be wet from yesterday.

Geez, good thing I changed!

Rear of a Honda coupe parked by a building, rear window covered in fresh snow with two curved cleared swaths.

Snowy view through a wiper-streaked windshield showing an SUV stopped at a green traffic light.

Palm trees with drooping fronds dusted in snow in a fenced yard under an overcast sky.
Who says that palm trees are tropical?

Naturally, once I arrived at work, some of us walked out to the baseball field to take pictures. I couldn’t really feel my fingers at this point so I snapped and ran. Well, walked, since I was in heels and didn’t want to sleep on the snow.

Shoe prints in fresh snow on a wooden deck showing clear tread impressions leading away toward a brick wall.

Snow-covered baseball field with the pitcher's mound partially visible, empty stands and light towers under overcast sky.
Yep, we play baseball on here

Props to Anne, Patrick and Tommy for their snowman efforts. This is a seriously snowman. Not just a “3-inch, pile up every ounce of snow you can find to attempt to make a snowman” snowman, but this guy is legit!

Snowman of three snowballs with a green traffic-cone hat, blue scarf, stick arms with black gloves, standing on a snowy field.
This snowman is actually about my height

I invite others to send me their snow pics and I will post them on the blog later. Bean, this means you.