the first snow!

Today marks the first snow here in Salt Lake City! I saw on my iPhone that is was supposed to snow today, but the Apple gods have been wrong before. I kept peeking outside- lifting one of the 2" blinds to see if anything was white yet. It wasn't. Every time I would approach the window with hope... and leave with disappointment. Finally, I became engrossed in my work. Then Diana came home and said, "You aren't watching the snow?"
The world was white- a winter wonderland. I am always amazed at how God can change how EVERYTHING looks in the matter of a few hours. All of the colors of cars and buildings, the nicely manicured lawns, everything we have worked so hard to keep pristine, is almost instantly bleached- and it stretches for as far as the eye can see.
The thing about snow is that it makes me incredibly anxious. The snow itself I love. The thought of my car driving across it terrifies me. I have only driven in the snow about 10-15 times. One of those times I wrecked my mother-in-law's Land Cruiser. She knew I would. I'm from Florida after all.
That was probably the last time I drove in the snow... before tonight. That's one of the reasons I was excited about moving to Utah. You know, face your fears and all. After a full winter, surely I'll be ok- unless I kill someone first.
Oh, and about tonight. It was hardly driving in the snow. The roads were wet. It was 39 degrees. The only time I was actually ON snow was in my driveway for maybe 3 seconds. maybe... Still, I feel as though it was a good first step