A glance at James' brother Fred's car. It had to be dug out of the snow! 
A view of the aftermath. It glistened and was so pretty...
Some parts of the snow drift were so deep! 
Piles of snow pushed aside to create a path
View from Kathleen & Steve's driveway
All of the decorations were blown around by the blizzard
I loved the way the ice formed on the glass - classic white Christmas
Crazy snow drift in front of the door. And, we took this during the halfway point in the storm
View from inside the house - so many more pictures but takes forever to load!
Christmas 2009 in Oklahoma
Since James and I have been together, I've gone with him every year to visit his family in Oklahoma. We usually stay well over two weeks - even staying to celebrate the New Year. Unfortunately, due to many reasons, we were only able to stay for a week this year. It went by so quickly, and we arrived back in Miami last night.
We did have a lot of fun there, though. And, for how crappy 2009 was, Christmas was really spectacular. Additionally, I experienced my first white Christmas - a fluke for Lawton, Oklahoma - and I got to witness it first-hand. Not only did I see snow, but we were caught in a blizzard that hit Central U.S : Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota & Minnesota (I think - don't quote me on that)
Lawton, Oklahoma got 6-8 inches of snow while Oklahoma City (about an hour and a half northwest of Lawton/Fort Sill) got 14 inches of snow. Needless to say, we were trapped inside the house while cars piled up on the roadsides - frozen and helpless - and the roads began to shut down.
There were tons of reported accidents and even some deaths. The snow also ruined some of our plans as James, myself, James' Mom and his Brother were planning on doing some last-minute shopping at the mall in Lawton. Most of the roads were closed and we spent Christmas Eve eating all day and sleeping. Nevertheless, our Christmas was great and I was thrilled to see so much snow. I regret to say that I didn't make a snow angel, snowman or even have a snowball fight because I caught a bad cold and was afraid of getting sick-er.
I did walk to a friends house and fell into a pile of snow drift that was over a foot deep. I was up to almost my knees in snow it seemed - and my trusty faux-ugg boots were not cutting it.
Not to mention, it was below freezing and my Miami body wasn't too pleased. I was glad to experience it though, and want to share the pictures.
Enjoy and I hope everyone had a merry Christmas, happy holidays and great winter season :]
