Sorry to bust your bubble, but snow is NOT FUN!

k this is the road conditions. The circles with lines in the middle are the CLOSED highways. Keep in mind many more closed after this update.
K. Let me break it down for you.

Yesterday we had a blizzard. Last night it rained I think and snowed, but it was warm. Then it was cold. What does that all add up to? ICE! So I wake up..........hear the ENORMOUS wind gusts, decide to leave 15 minutes early. WELL, good thing, I showed up to work just like 2 minutes before 8:00 when normally I'm there at least 5 minutes early. The drive was NOT fun. The roads appeared to be fine, then when you try to speed up you feel your car getting out of control. It also doesn't help that you're listening to the radio hearing how people are sliding off the road and rolling their cars over on the exact interstate that REBECCA drives everyday. Well, thank goodness I got there fine. Things just kept getting worse and Clay called to leave me a message that a boy in his class had JUST come from Idaho Falls to Rexburg and passed 7 cars that had slid off the road. Roads were CLOSING all over the place and the roads were basically just black ice. Even in town it was bad. I was told I could spend the night at Patty and Paul's (my in-laws who live 5 minutes from work) and borrow Patty's clothes for the next day and stuff. I didn't know WHAT to do. I got in my car, said a quick prayer, was planning to go to Winco on my way home...got to Winco, was 5 feet away from my car and turned around and got back in it because over and over in my head was, "it's just not worth it, it's just not worth it". IT JUST IS NOT WORTH THE RISK! Can you imagine if I got in an accident? What is my excuse? The fact of the matter is, I KNEW the dangers of the roads, so there is no excuse and I just decided I wanted to stay safe. Besides, Clay will be at work until 9:00 for his first training. Oh yeah, I guess I made the right choice because half of the highway turned out to get closed, that I go on everyday, because of how bad it was. Obviously it was just getting worse. I didn't want to be a part of any accident that causes a road to close. All in all, summer better hurry up because I am SO DONE with winter. I don't mean to be a drag, it's just the way it is. So right now, I am at Patty and Paul's. They are so sweet, they are ALWAYS checking on me to make sure I am getting places safely and that i'm doing okay.

Well, work is good. I am getting to be pretty quick at tax returns. My fellow intern, Berny, has been commenting on how quickly I get things done. "You're already done with that?" Those type of comments. I am starting to think I should slow down. They don't always have stuff for me to do. Next week it will really liven up though because everyone will have their W-2's. I really feel like I'm starting to get stuff and things make a lot more sense to me than they did in the beginning. I still despise waking up so early and driving so much. I would definitely rather be home raising children and keeping up a house. Work stinks.

Man, my blogs have turned boring and pessimistic. You just wait until summer. I'll be happy all the time! Love you all! Stay safe and warm and happy.