Snowed In!

As you all know we had a huge snow storm this weekend. I was supposed to go to C-bus on Friday to tape a high school girls basketball game, but ICRC decided they weren't going to go due to weather. We weren't going to go either. I guess this is what it feels like to be a teacher and have school canceled due to the weather.

Since the roads were bad on Friday Ando, Teed, Mo and I went to Jenster's house for some dinner and game playing fun. Jenster cooked us a delicious meal that she slaved over in the crock pot all day for. No seriously it was very good.

Saturday was finally IKEA friends and family day. The five of us were going to hit up IKEA before they open to the public on Wednesday. Finally a perk to my job! I was excited to get a new bedroom set. Ando is still using his dresser from his parents house as am I and we don't have a headboard. We just want some matching pieces. Ando went to his parents the night before to borrow their van for all our "big" purchases. Of course Hamilton and Butler Counties were both under a level three snow emergency so no one was supposed to be on the roads. I thought IKEA would cancel friends and family day so I called the store and sure enough it was no more. I can't believe all this snow had to hit on this weekend. I am not going to want to go anywhere near that place for months to come now.

During the day I lounged around and of course did some shoveling. You know I have to shovel. While I was outside I also made a little snowman. It wasn't very good packing snow so I could only make a little guy that is sitting on our front porch welcoming all who come to the door. Ando didn't want anything to do with playing in the snow. He always talks about wanting to relive his childhood, but I guess not by frolicking in the snow.

That night we were invited to Teed and Mo's for dinner. Ando and I decided to take my car instead of the van, but plans were quickly foiled. As I was trying to get my car out of the driveway I fell off the side. This is the downfall of two little concrete strips as a driveway. I of course got stuck and couldn't get out. All I managed to do was put some holes in yard and kick up a bunch of mud.

After abandoning my car we took the van to Teed and Mo's. They also slaved over the crock pot all day to make a wonderful meal for us. I guess it was good weather to bust out the crock pot. Dinner was once again fabulous. The strange part of the evening comes when after dinner Teed decided to light all of the candles in the house and bring them into the living room. We sat in the ambiance of candle light while talking and almost falling asleep.

This morning was met with a time change, which I wasn't ready for, but am glad it is here, and of course trying to get my car out. I needed my car because I had a 2pm soccer game, which we didn't win, and had to go see my grandmother to help her pack for her upcoming trip. Ando and I weren't making good progress and fighting about our different methods of how to get the car out, I let him do it his way in the end. Evian must have seen us trying to get the car out and came to help us. We finally got it, but now I have to fill in some holes when all the snow melts. It turned out that I was barely off the driveway as well. I fell off right at the end when I was about to get the sidewalk and apron to drive over.

Ando made me clean after soccer; I didn't find a ring hidden anywhere.