Out of Power!

            You might think that the actual snow day I had was the most memorable, it wasn't though. The most memorable part was after I was done playing with my friends and went inside. It was brutally snowing outside, I was drinking some hot cocoa, and I was just about to start watching television with my family. Suddenly we heard a noise and following that, all of the lights flickered off, along with the television. We realized the power must have gone off because of the constant snow. My mom had got some candles and lit them while my dad had turned on the fireplace. We didn't know what to do at first, we just sat there; bored. Finally, my brother had suggested we play one of our favorite board games: Apples to Apples. We all happily agreed and I went and retrieved the game from the basement. Everyone sat comfortably on the ground on the soft carpet. We each had a snug and fluffy blanket to keep us warm. Then my family and I had started to play.

To play the game the “judge” (a chosen player) draws a green card. This card has an adjective on it (scary, crazy, round, etc.). The judge then places it face-up on the table for everybody to see. Then each person (except the judge) chooses one of the five red cards they have that they think is the best match for the green apple card, and places it face-down. The judge shuffles the red apple cards, reads them aloud, and decides which noun is the best match for the adjective. Most “judges” often choose the logical and more serious card, but we pick the card that is the most enjoyable and funny and sometimes even make no sense. This makes the game more fun that it really is. During the first ten minutes we laughed constantly, and truly were having a great time. It had gotten to the point that because I laughed so hard, tears had started to come out of my eyes. After an hour or two, the power had suddenly come back on. But instead of turning on the television and watching it, we continued to play and have my most memorable snow day that I have ever had.