Oh the weather outside is frightful....

Could it be that we actually got a decent snow for the first time in forever or did I just dream it?!? Nope, we did indeed get a good snow...for real!

Last Friday I decided to go on to work. I figured I wouldn't be there for very long with the anticipated snow storm threatening to close the center (or at least send my "too scared to drive in snow" self home, whichever happened first), but I at least wanted to get some things to take home to work on. Well, that turned out not to be the best idea. On my way to work, it was already starting to snow and cover the ground...this was at 6:45 am. Let's just go ahead and get this little disclaimer out of the way: I insist on owning a 4-wheel drive vehicle, but by no means does this make me comfortable driving in the snow...moving right along....
I was driving Shayne's truck because both (yes both) of my headlights were burned out in my Trailblazer. This should be fine, I thought, driving a truck and all in the snow. WRONG! The center closed not long after I got there and when I struggled to pull out of my parking spot, I knew I was in trouble. So here I go, swerving down the road as if there were a 9 year old behind the wheel driving the speed of a 90 year old. In the meantime, I am totally freaking out and sharing the freak out with my mom on my cell phone (sorry about that mom...specifically the part where I'm letting you know how I'm rolling through an intersection without a working stoplight and without brakes). Needless to say, I immediately pulled over to the nearest parking lot and put my shaky, not-so-happy self in park. My wonderful dad came to my rescue and took me on the long trip home. The roads were treacherous, but the snow was beautiful. We ended up with at least a foot.
Friday night around 7:00 pm we finally lost power. Shayne, Avery and I piled in our bed that was covered in a massive amount of blankets. The next day we decided to hang out at Shayne's dad's house, since we were still without power and he has a nice wood furnace that kept us toasty. Later in the day, Shayne's dad took him to Waynesville to get his truck and ended up wrecking on the way there, which is a whole other story in itself. Both made it out okay, although the truck suffered a little damage.

Despite all the craziness, we loved the snow. I can't remember the last time we had a snow this big and it has been long awaited. Avery seemed to enjoy it too, although she was afraid to touch it or basically move in it at all. We did get some great pictures of her, though, which I am of course posting! We hope to have more snows like this with opportunities to create great memories with our little one... just don't expect to see me driving in it!