This has been the craziest week for most of north Texas. I have been cooped up in our apartment since Monday night and starting to think I might go crazy if this weather doesn't change soon.
I knew that there was going to be bad weather so Monday night I headed to the grocery store (along with about 500 other people) to stock up for the next few days. I had NO IDEA that the weather would get as bad as it did and now I am wishing I had bought a little more food. I thought for sure that I would be out and about by Wednesday but I was very wrong. It is Thursday afternoon and I am still at home.
They cancelled school on Tuesday and Brian's office actually closed so we got to stay home together. We cleaned the apartment, read books, watched TV, did laundry, and had fun staying in our pj's all day. But around 7 o'clock the excitement of being stuck inside had kind of worn off. School was cancelled for Wednesday but Brian had to go in at 10am. I was sad to see him go since I had no idea what I would do to entertain myself while he was at work. This gives you an idea of what my day consists of...
...drinking coffee, looking at a lot of blogs of people I have never met :) , reading, playing on my phone, and lots of tv.
Brian said it was pretty difficult driving to work especially since the parking lot at our apartment complex looks like an ice skating rink. (Praise the Lord for 4 wheel drive on Brian's SUV.) When Brian got home last night he was so nice to take me out to dinner so that I could leave the apartment and get some fresh air :). We headed to Cristina's and treated ourselves to their delicious apple pie.
Let's just say it was gone in a matter of seconds. MMMMMMmmmmmmm! I was very nervous going out and driving last night but Brian did a very good job of driving safely. Since I had not been outside in 2 days and our balcony overlooks a grassy area, I had no idea (other than what I saw on the news) how bad it was. I am not joking when I say that parking lots look like ice skating rinks. So today (Thursday) I sit at home alone, again. (You know it is bad when I WANT to go to work and would RATHER be at work than sitting at home with nothing to do. It would be a different story if I could go out and do something but I don't think the Jetta was made for ice skating rinks. If the roads are causing 18 wheelers to get stuck...I don't stand a chance.) With snow in the forecast for tonight I am thinking that there is a big possibility I will be at home again tomorrow. At least we wont have to write lesson plans for next week, we can just start back up where we left off.
I decided to take some pictures of the ice and when I tried to open our balcony door I realized that it is completely iced shut. There is even ice on the inside of the door that is keeping me from opening it. Insane!
There is the small layer of ice on the inside of the door right above the carpet.
Our porch has looked the same since about 4:30am on Tuesday. I was worried that the grilling stuff would get blown off with the 25-30 mph winds and all but I don't think those tongs are going anywhere anytime soon.
The nice frozen pond at the bottom of the stairs. Days like this are when I am VERY grateful we don't have a dog that needs to be taken out to pee. Very grateful!
