Early in the morning, I woke up on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, to an unusual
silence. I grabbed my phone and squinted at the bright scene. School was closed
due to the weather. At first, I thought I was dreaming, but then I sat up and
ran to the window. At that moment, I couldn't believe my eyes. The rooftops, cars,
and yards were covered in a thin layer of white snow. It wasn’t much, but in
Mobile, Alabama, it was basically a blizzard.
As soon as I realized it was real, I threw on my hoodie, jeans and gloves and ran
outside. The air was freezing and I could see my breath like a little cloud in front
of me. A few of my neighbors were already outside scooping up whatever snow
they could find. After that, my friend, Mason, came running down the street.
“Dude! It’s actually snowing!”, he shouted.
I said,”I know! This is insane!” I grabbed a handful of snow and packed it into the worst
snowball ever (it was mostly ice). Right away, I threw it at Mason, but he dodged and
laughed. Then, we decided to build a snowman, but the snow kept mixing with dirt
and grass. By the time we finished, it looked more like a muddy snow monster.
We didn’t care, because we were just happy to have any snow at all.
After a while, my fingers felt numb, so I ran inside the house to warm up.
As soon as I stepped inside, I smelled hot chocolate that my mom had made for me.
Then, I wrapped myself in a blanket and sipped the hot chocolate.
Finally, as the sun sets, I looked outside one last time. I knew I’d always
remember this day. For the first time ever, Mobile had a real snowy day,
and it was the best one I had ever seen.
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