Well, that didn’t take long. November hits and New England already has a nor’easter to deal with. The huge snowstorm swept through Mass. and beyond on Thursday, knocking out power to thousands.

The weather looks like it will get better quickly and all the snow may be gone by this time next week.

But who knows when the next big snowstorm will hit us? With last year’s mild winter, we can’t help but worry about what this year brings.

Wednesday’s snowstorm started out innocently enough, with some light sprinkling taking place around Boston…

#snow in Allston/Brighton - #noreaster http://t.co/9FVWuxp4

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  (@AndreaWBZ) November 07, 2012

Photo of the season's first snow here in Cambridge, Mass. As my wife keeps exclaiming, "SANTA IS COMING!!!!!" http://t.co/zUXbvdVy

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John Mackey (@Ostimusic) November 08, 2012

But soon enough the snowstorm started looking like this:

SNOW ❄💙⛄ http://t.co/3vuMOVho

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Stephanie D'Annolfo (@DANNOLFOx34) November 08, 2012

By nighttime this is what it looked like right outside our building:

Snow outside the @mix1041 @cbsradioboston studios in Brighton... #boston #firstsnow #staysafe http://t.co/Y6I141CQ

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Matthew Reid (@matthewreid) November 08, 2012

And it pretty much looked that way everywhere:

Yup only at assumption in the snow http://t.co/QzyP4gKx

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Robyn Cashman (@robyncashman) November 08, 2012

Really Boston? It's only November 7th. #ihatewinter #noreaster #snow #freezing http://t.co/yqTBPtNf

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TJ Allen (@TeeJayAllen) November 08, 2012

Storm is hitting us, so happy it is after the election! #JamaicaPlain #noreaster http://t.co/s8dJaW5h

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BostonT (@TureTurnbull) November 08, 2012

Southbridge got 8 inches of snow. Good news: the snow here has stopped. But plows are out, cars still covered #7news http://t.co/61Kxcl3T

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Nicole Oliverio (@noliverioon7) November 08, 2012

And towns everywhere in Massachusetts woke up Friday to this:

Lots of #snow being shoveled and plowed in #Worcester -- look! We'll show you more on @NECN at noon! http://t.co/L9uNIFet

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Deanna Morgan (@TVnews_Deanna) November 08, 2012

Good morning #Athena #noreaster http://t.co/JsPdVay2

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Laura Longoria (@lauramlongoria) November 08, 2012

#noreaster not as bad as we had thought in Lunenburg Ma. http://t.co/aTQ7UqBd

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Seth Hunter (@3579ormore) November 08, 2012

New Hampshire, Connecticut and Maine weren’t spared a big snowstorm either:

Anyone heading to an NH State Park to enjoy the snow? Here's a pic of One Mile Trail, Bear Brook SP taken this morning: http://t.co/cIMJU6OJ

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NH State Parks (@NHStateParks) November 08, 2012

Nor'easter dumps a few inches of snow, causes some school delays, but few problems in Portsmouth. #noreaster http://t.co/radWIRmF

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Portsmouth Patch (@PortsmthNHPatch) November 08, 2012

More nasty weather along CT's coast, windows remain boarded up.#noreaster http://t.co/64cUbkR7

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John Charlton (@JohnCharltonFox) November 07, 2012

Now that's some snow http://t.co/Ry6nBFNM

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Maura Clegg (@mauraclegg) November 08, 2012

snow birds in #Maine today http://t.co/1WnQ4bQ1

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Maine Day Trip (@mainedaytrip) November 08, 2012

The storm didn’t keep everyone stuck inside their homes forever, though. Some were quick to make the first snowmen of the season.

First snow. http://t.co/ju2vgZTu

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Chris Bannon (@Soulman451) November 08, 2012

My snow man http://t.co/RYppTd2T

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Elda Alvarez (@EldaXXXX) November 08, 2012

And of course…The dogs loved it. They don’t have to shovel snow or anything so why wouldn’t they love snow?

Dog in his first snow of the year. http://t.co/ajLJCW0b

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Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) November 08, 2012

Snow! Do Not Want! http://t.co/riIkmWQW

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Quinn The Dog (@LilQMan) November 08, 2012

Oz has never seen snow before #firstsnowforOz http://t.co/IAtZZNcK

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Samantha Elliott (@morbidwednesday) November 08, 2012

Loves the snow as much as I hate it http://t.co/Tkjmcvxp

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Seán Keleghan (@Jackson323232) November 08, 2012

Roo just got absolutely fired up when we went out and there was snow on the ground #laps http://t.co/iSwBAcAQ

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Greg Kane (@G_kane9) November 08, 2012

The dogs of WHY, Kai and Tico, love the snow. http://t.co/BtKJd2f1

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West Hartford Yoga (@WHYStudios) November 08, 2012