So as I write this, I’m currently sitting at my friend Emily’s house, watching Batman Begins and catching up on the news of the weather around us. In case you’re reading this from outside of the Pacific Northwest, let me fill you in:
Snow.
Well, now that we have that out of the way, it won’t take too long to explain that this is not really a snow-hardened community, and as such we sort of shut down with major snowfall. So after some nervous moments, including being temporarily stuck in the middle of an intersection, I am at least with friends and not just by myself at home like yesterday.
Let’s see, let’s catch up some things. After getting home from California, I had about 8 days and I made my way to Ohio. My friend Dan knows that very few things will actually get me to go to Ohio (a challenging state when it’s nice weather, let alone frozen), but his wedding was the perfect chance to convince me to go. I was able to catch up and bunk with an old friend for the trip, and it was an honor to stand on the same platform as Dan, Amy and their friends and family. And then we left Ohio.
Look, there’s not a lot to tell about it. Five times, I had people come up to me and apologize to me for having to be in Ohio. I didn’t know what to say to that.
On my way home from the airport, I was driving to drive in icy conditions, but unfortunately my truck was not able to come to a full stop coming down a hill and I crept into traffic. Even more unfortunately, a car coming towards me slammed on their brakes from a distance, lost control and slammed into my driver’s side front wheel-well.
Thankfully, everyone walked away okay and there were no injuries. I’m hopeful my truck can be saved, but the insurance company doesn’t have much hope. The tow truck company came to pick up my truck today, so we’ll see what they say. As of now, I am driving one of my dad’s cargo vans, and I am super blessed to have that. Many people would be stuck without any reliable transportation, and I am fortunate enough to not have missed a beat with my commute.
Which brings us to the last two days, when that commute has been shut down by nature.
I think we’re caught up.
