“Flakes have began to fall in Boston today in what forecasters predict will be a blinding winter blast that may bring 1 to 3 inches of snow an hour at the height of rush hour.

Governor Deval Patrick sent all non-emergency state employees home early and encouraged private employers to do the same.”

I guess working for the state has it’s bennies.  I made it home, just as the snow started up, and oh man is it coming down fast now.  Of course, New Englander’s, notorious for dealing with the wicked winter weather, are all freaking out.  You would think that they have never dealt with this type of thing before!  Weather is all over the news, on every station, talking of school closings and such (over 300!), stating that people should get off of the roads ASAP.  It’s just all over the place, these warnings and reports, and it’s everywhere and damn am I ever happy for DVR, as this is a sweet opportunity to catch up on some shows. 

Something about inclement weather makes me wish, just for a little bit, that I wasn’t single.  Snow and rain makes me want to be cozied indoors, with a warm drink in hand, under the blankets, snuggling with a man that will be around for several storms to come.  It just has that effect on me.

I remember I used to have a fantasy of making out with a guy in the rain.  I told an ex this, and once, after we had gone to sleep on a hot summer evening, he woke me up in the middle of the night.  It was pouring.  He took my hand, and I followed him.  He held the screen door for me with one hand, and with the other on the small of my back, he gave me a little nudge.  I was in a tank top and his boxers.  I didn’t question it.   We got outside and in the middle of the driveway, in the steamy, pouring rain, he pulled me close to him.  And we made out in the rain for what seemed like an eternity.

I think of that night a lot when it’s raining outside.  And in the snow, for a quick minute I let my mind wander to a place where I am nestled up in bed, not by myself, but with a man that will sweep my hair out of my eyes and put his arms around me and pull me in for a bear hug as we spend the day thinking that there is no place we’d rather be than right there in that moment.