Snow Day at Notre Dame

By now it's pretty well known that South Bend (as well as most of the northern part of the country) was hit by a blizzard last night. We woke up this morning to snow drifts across the sidewalks, white swirls in the air, and a text from NDalert telling us that the university was closed for the day! All University services are closed for the day, including LaFun and RecSports, and South Dining Hall is only staffed by a few lone souls brave enough to battle the odds to feed the hungry masses of sledders and snowfort-builders. Because of this, our food choices are a little limited today, but we are grateful that at least some came in so we can eat at all!

The day has been quite delightful over all. We were able to sleep in a little bit, catch up with some friends abroad, and have tons of snowy fun as well! After a leisurely time getting up, we had a big group skype with a few friends in exotic places (Cody in Israel, Nick in London, and Kevin, Aaron, and Ben in Carroll!) and we all shared a bit about our adventures so far this semester. After that Shannon was able to catch up on some reading for a class while I headed out to work on an epic snow fort with Maria, Elizabeth, Olivia, and the Carroll threesome! We used a recycling bin to make bricks, which we stacked 5-high to form our huge igloo. We even left a little window in case we need to fire arrows through it when under siege.... Aaron will post a few pictures when he gets a chance!

Today has been very relaxing and overall such an enjoyable snow day. It really was a huge surprise since there has not been a snowday for the Notre Dame South Bend program since 2000! The semester is just beginning and it looks like it's off to a great start!