A very funny story. Many of you know my wife is from New Zealand and when we first got together she had never had a white Christmas.
I brought her to a job I was working in South Korea and don't you know, Christmas eve, no snow :-(
I woke up very early Christmas day and lo and behold!!! there was about 8" on the ground!!! :-)
She hadn't woke up yet, but I was so happy I was dancing around when her dad rang to wish us a merry Christmas. He could hear the obvious excitement and asked me what I was so excited about.... to which I blurted "we got about 8" last night!!!".... dead silence for about 10 seconds, then he said "I HOPE your talking about snow!!!" we both laughed our a$$es off as I go woke my Mrs.
Sadly, her dad just died on the 19th, way too young, he was only 8 years older than me.