I'm so over this snow. The fact that my university in the city has closed twice already in the past month due to snow is ridiculous.

It is March. It is spring. How in the world is there still snow assaulting us every week? This must be Mother Nature's revenge.

If you're from anywhere except the North you're probably loving the snow and the snow days. I get it. It's exciting when you see snow for the first time. It's a novelty and you just want to enjoy it.

Anyone who grew up with snow, however, is waiting for this never-ending winter to give way to warmer spring days. Snow is not exciting after all these years. It is a cold, inconvenient, unwelcome visitor.

I appreciate a good day off from school just as much as anyone else, but here's the thing: New York is prepared for snow. We know snow. It doesn't scare us. The snow plows and street cleaners have been prepared since September.

With that in mind, you must understand that in order for schools to be closing in New York, there has to be a significant amount of snow. If it's not at least half a foot don't even think about skipping your homework and banking on a snow day.

In warmer states, even an inch can make things come to a crashing halt. So yes, getting a little snow is awesome. It's not frequent, it's not drastic, and it's a free day of relaxation.

In colder, northern states, snow days means severe weather alert. They mean you're not going outside unless you're desperate. They mean your shoes will be wet for days once the white stuff begins to melt into dirty slush.

That fact that there is enough snow coming down to close New York schools in March means winter was not messing around this year. Let that settle into your brain - there are 12+ inches of snow covering the city as I type this. In the last week of March.

To reiterate: IT IS SPRING. I want flowers and sunshine and I'll even take rain!

Please, just please, let this winter end already.