Snow Day!!!!!

We have SNOW! Yes, it snowed all night over most of southern England, and it is still snowing this morning! According to the news, this is the most snow London has seen in 18 years! All of the buses have been cancelled, most of the tube is down or has major delays, Heathrow has cancelled all flights until 5:00 p.m., and rail service over most of the area has also been severely disrupted.

The roads are a mess, and the sidewalks are treacherous as well. After a flurry of phone calls and emails, M finally got a hold of someone at his work who told him not to come in. So he gets a snow day! I still have to work--boooo! :)

Last night we played in the snow after walking back from a Superbowl party (we stayed through halftime, but were too tired after that). At that point, it was about 1:30 a.m., and the streets were very quiet, save the people outside having snowball fights. It was like all the adults were magically transported back to childhood--giddly laughs and squeals of glee everywhere! And the snow was the most perfect snow I have ever seen--it packed incredibly easily, making it excellent for building snowmen and snowballs and any other form you desire!

This morning, we took a walk through Regents Park, and it was the fullest I've ever seen it--tons of people taking pictures, families with children building snowmen, teenagers making snow angels--just a lovely time! Londoners who have to go to work are probably having a terrible day. But for those who can go out and enjoy the snow, it is a fantastic Monday!

See more pictures in our Picasa album.

Beware of evil snowman! The pond is partially frozen.

We won't starve at least!

Self portraits. Can you tell we were excited?