Snow Day!

Last week was full of anticipation about the cancellation of school. We were set to have a snow storm Monday, but when we woke up Monday morning it had been delayed, so we had school at regular time. However, as it moved toward the area, they decided to let us leave 2 hours early. Then we had only a 2 hour delay Tuesday even though we had about 5 inches of snow, which is usually more than enough to cancel school.

This messed up our schedule completely because this past week was the county-wide midterm testing week. Also, when we modify the schedule, some classes are longer than others and some don't meet at all, so it's a complete headache. However, another storm moved into the area Thursday night that dropped enough snow and ice to cancel school Friday. This conveniently gave me a 3 day weekend!

Saturday night was our staff Christmas party. This was a much hyped ordeal because the lady who plans it decided to have it on a boat in the Chesapeake bay. The reason this was supposed to be extra special is because last night was the "Lights on the Bay" display where people from some yacht club decorate their boats with tons of Christmas lights. Given the price we paid, I had imagined a lavish meal on a nice big yacht... but that isn't what we got. The boat was pretty small, the drinks were expensive, and the food was good but options were limited. Also the boat was rocking pretty badly at times, but after a few drinks I didn't seem to notice as much. We were pretty far away from the lighted boats, but it was still cool to see that. All in all, I think everybody had a good time (mostly because to be a member of the staff at NHS you seem to have to be willing to consume large amounts of alcohol), so it doesn't really matter that it wasn't quite what I had expected. It was fun to do something different, but hopefully next year the party will be in a bigger room that isn't moving. Here are some pictures of me and my friends on the boat: