The Siberian American: The Day It Snowed on Our Parade

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

The Day It Snowed on Our Parade

When it rains, it pours snows, and that’s exactly what happened to us on Saturday. I was so excited for two things: our first snow and Christopher’s family coming into town for an early Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the snow decided to spoil our day.


The first thing I did when I woke up on Saturday was check my in-laws’ flight…and found out it was cancelled. By the time I called them, they had switched airports and airlines and found out that flight had been delayed. One delay followed after another until so many hours had passed that the flight crew was required to go home. Instead of going on a holiday boat tour to see the fireworks at the Mag Mile Lights Festival, they spent their day stuck at the airport while I sat in Chicago refreshing the website every 10 minutes.

This story has a happy ending: they landed at 10:30 p.m. (and then had to stick on the tarmac for 1.5 hours before they had a gate), and they made it to our place around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.

It was a major cold bench (don’t know what I mean by that? Here’s the story.), and we could have let it ruin our weekend together. We had to consolidate our plans, but we ended up having a wonderful time.

It wouldn’t have always ended this way. There was a time where I would let little things ruin the big picture. I would have been so upset we missed a day with family that I would have had trouble enjoying the time we did have together. Having a positive perspective has completely changed my life.

I won’t pretend I don’t ever get upset or let little things ruin my day because that’s not true. I still have work to do, but days like Saturday remind me that even bad days have silver linings. We didn’t get to see family, but we did see our beautiful city covered in snow and watched Baylor beat Oklahoma State. Days won’t always go as planned, but I’m learning not to let every little thing rain snow on my parade.

Do you ever struggle with negativity?

20 comments:

  1. Oh no! That totally sucks about the terrible weather, but I'm glad that y'all ended up having a great time! As hard as it might be, sometimes we really just have to go with the flow and try to make the best out of the situation we're handed. By the way, congrats on your big win over OSU! Things are getting crazy in the Big 12!

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  2. Whey a good reminder! I hope that they stayed as positive as you!

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  3. When we were flying back to Oregon last Christmas it was on a day of a crazy snow storm which caused lots of delays. I didn't handle the negativity well then but was able to laugh about it once we arrived in Oregon. Glad your in-laws made it finally!

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    1. Glad you were able to laugh it off once you arrived! The best part was definitely seeing them after the hard day! :)

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  4. Oh no! Sorry to hear about how the weather affected you. Beautiful picture though. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  5. I'm so happy you were able to stay positive and not let the delay ruin your good time with the family. That picture of the snow is gorgeous!!! Happy Thanksgiving!

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  6. That's the biggest downfall of living in the midwest in winter! It's so hard to plan for travel because delays and cancellations are notorious. I'm glad to hear your in-laws made it eventually! Hopefully now you can have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  7. I'm glad they finally made it but that sucks they were so delayed! I struggle a lot with letting things get me down, and I'm trying to work on it!

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  8. I'm glad that you got to spend some time with them, and that positivity is inspiring. Way to keep your head up!

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  9. Wow look at all that snow! Sorry it delayed plans.

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  10. oh i'm so glad they made it and that you are so positive about it! i used to be the same, i'd let little things ruin big things, but i think growing a bit older has helped, i don't let things ruin my day anymore. i let myself have a little tantrum, and then get over it.

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  11. That picture is gorgeous! I am guilty of letting small things ruin my attitude sometimes. I am working on being more positive too!

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  12. Oh I'm sorry!!! I need to work on not letting things that I can't control ruin my day. You're so right. having a positive attitude changes SO much!!! I'm so glad they got there safely and they didn't have to delay their flight till too much later. Have a great time with your family!!!
    xo C

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  13. Especially when they're already on a tight schedule as it is, and you only get a few days with them, it's hard not to feel jaded and upset when you had your heart set on a particular plan. I've been in that boat before where I was already short on time and delays took away a whole day from my trip. You have the right idea though, stay as positive as you can! Happy Thanksgiving.

    Kaitlyn @ Kaitlyn-Danielle.blogspot.com

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    1. I agree-it's definitely hard, but it's worth it to stay positive! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! :)

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  14. I'm sorry to hear that your in-laws were delayed in getting to Chicago, but I'm happy to hear you didn't let it ruin your weekend!! Snow has a funny way of being beautiful and simultaneously ruining things lol! Happy Thanksgiving! xo, Biana

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  15. How pretty is all that snow? I'm so sorry it delayed your in-laws so much though, but glad they still made it in albeit late and you guys had a wonderful time <3

    Green Fashionista

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  16. Have a positive perspective changes everything ♥

    summerdaisy.net

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  17. I'm so glad they finally made it there, and also that you had the best attitude about it! Positivity really is life changing!

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  18. I love the snow and that image above is so beautiful but it is a definite bummer when it interrupts flights! I'm sorry about that and I'm glad they made it there!

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