Winterland in Texas

Last Thursday we were told that an "arctic blast" would be moving through the area. By noon, we had snow flurries and freezing rain. I had class that afternoon and after making the long drive, I was turned right back around because they cancelled classes. As awesome as that sounds, it sucks because that means our final exams and course finals will be back to back. Still, I'm grateful for the extra time to finish up homework. Silver lining, right? Well, the weather got worse as the day went by and by 4:30 pm my boss was telling us we could leave a bit early so we could avoid driving in the dark.

On my way home there were already 2 cars in a ditch and an accident on a bridge. Everything was slick and you couldn't really drive over 50 mph. Thankfully we all made it home safely. By that evening around 7 pm the rain, sleet, and snow started to come down all at once. Around 10 pm, we could hear the ice hitting the windows and Emery was so excited to see the ground blanketed in white.

Friday morning we woke up to layers of ice camouflaged by a thin top layer of snow. I may or may not have fallen while walking outside. We attempted to head into work but our vehicles refused to move. No matter how much we shoveled they just wouldn't budge. I called my boss to see if anyone could come pick me up but I was told to not worry about coming in because we were having a "snow day". The roads were bad so we weren't going anywhere for awhile and I decided to take it upon myself to enjoy the day off. And boy did we! There was a lot of reading, and movies watched. Indoor crafts, and hot chocolate. I don't think I could have had a more relaxing weekend before exams. It was really nice.

As awesome as that all sounds I'm ready for things to get back to normal. It's been six days and it's still icy outside. Today is the first day we've had steady sunshine and I'm excited! It was fun being able to cozy up and relax at home all weekend, but I've been itching to drive myself places. My husband has been taking me to work because he's had more experience driving on ice than I have. That and he swears I'll end up in a ditch which I believe is completely ridiculous but whatever.

Emery's been having a blast! No matter how cold it got she requested that we take a walk every afternoon. And so we did. We've picked icicles, visited the horses down the road, and played with the small amount of snow we've received. My husband made this make-shift (ahem...read redneck) sled and he was sliding her around the open field next to the house. She thought that was the best thing ever! So even though we've been freezing our butts off, the past few days have been really laid back.