Each morning, before I do anything else, I peek out the window to determine the amount of effort it will take for one of us (Darren) to clean off my car so I can get to work on time. Bragging moment: despite the fact that he absolutely doesn't have to, Darren wakes up each and every morning to help clear off my car and make my lunch while I get ready. How sweet :)
About a week ago, St. Louis had its biggest winter storm for the year (well, let's hope so anyway). I had a pacemaker implant to do in Jerseyville, Illinois (about an hour north of where I typically work), and began my drive right as the "wintry mix" began falling. That drive only took twice as long as it should've, and I was able to make it to the hospital on time. However, I was not so lucky when it came time to leave.
Only about an hour and a half later, I came out to my car to find this:
That's roughly 4 inches of new snow accumulated on my car. To those of you who are not from Texas, this isn't that strange to you. To everyone from home, you can imagine my horror at the thought of driving on roads that I couldn't see! Look at how buried my wheels were!!!
The unfortunate part of being so new to snow, is that I didn't realize there's an art form to driving in it: wait long enough for the snow plows to clear the roads before you head out. I needed to return to St. Louis (the storm was supposed to only get worse as the day went on and I didn't want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere), so I figured the sooner I left, the quicker I would make it back and try to beat the storm. Ha.
Here is my new favorite phone snapshot of what my driving conditions were as I trudged along at a 10 mph pace:
I called my mom (seeing how I wasn't driving very quickly) and tried to explain to her what it was like to drive when you couldn't even see where the road stopped and the farmland started. Fortunately I had those trucks to follow or else I probably wouldn't even have known which direction the road went.
By the time I made it back to the St Louis area, cars were all over the place: ditches, parked along on/off ramps; people were abandoning ship and just walking across the highway. It was a mess! I was very fortunate to only spin out once (turning into the neighborhood) and get stuck literally at my parking spot.
So naturally, Darren and I decided to have a snow day when I got home from work! It was about 30 degrees (not that cold) and the wind wasn't too strong, so we knew we would be able to play outside for a while without getting too chilly. We stuck to our neighborhood and had hoped to build a snowman/snow fort/igloo, but the snow was so powdery it wouldn't stick together. Instead, we just drew things on the rocks that are on the big hill as you approach our neighborhood.
Gotta show that Aggie pride!!!
My car- nice and stuck
Excited to play in the snow
February not only brought us snow, but also some wonderful visitors; Darren's Aunt Donya and cousin Sheldon came to visit to take a look at a local university. Sheldon is interested in set/makeup design for theater shows and was looking at potentially attending Webster University. We had the great pleasure of getting to spend some time with them and catch up while they were here in St. Louis! We took them to Fitz's on The Loop on Friday night and then went to the Budweiser factory to see the Clydesdales on Saturday. It was so wonderful to see family and show them our town while catching up. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures with my phone (Aunt Donya has them all!).
Here's to hoping for a warmer March!
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