So at noon on Friday, Darrell and I were pretty set on our weekend plans--and, as usual, we had a pretty full weekend planned. Saturday morning we were going to drive up to Webster for some family time with my sister and to do some wedding planning, and then we were going to leave there Sunday morning to head to Kimball to take some maternity photos with one of my friends.
But then we looked a little bit more closely at the weather--and every news report was screaming blizzard for pretty much the entire state from Saturday night into Monday. It was supposed to start with light rain showers, turn into snow (with snowfall predictions of six inches around Sioux Falls and more than a foot in Kimball and Webster), and then the winds were supposed to pick up causing white-out conditions. So, after making a few phone calls, we cancelled all our plans for the weekend and kicked our feet back to enjoy the blizzard from the comfort of our own home.
And then?? Nothing. At least in the Sioux Falls area. The temperatures stayed warm enough to keep the rain from turning to snow, plus the warm ground kept the little bit of snow that did fall from accumulating. Which meant that by the time the wind picked up there wasn't much to blow around. It was a major disappointment--although still nice to enjoy a relaxing weekend at the house.
Granted, the storm lived up to its hype elsewhere, causing the interstates to close throughout most of the state on Sunday, so it still ended up being a good thing that we decided not to travel. Plus, our photographer friends ended up coming to town on Saturday because they had work stuff in Sioux Falls on Monday and wanted to make sure they didn't get stuck in Kimball, so we were still able to get some maternity photos taken. Definitely not what we were planning for the weekend, but it still ended up being a major win!
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