Never A Dull Moment

Today Drew & I had to take my car to the body shop to get an estimate on the repairs to submit to my auto insurance. Yesterday Drew disassembled the front end of my sad car so it wouldn't drag on the ground when we drove. My car started up like a champ, but driving it was a whole different story. About half a mile from home one of my tires went flat. So poor little Drew got out in the cold and changed the tire to the spare. There wasn't any metal poking or any obvious reason that the tire would go flat but it did. So we started driving again and then the spare went flat too. So then we were stranded. I called AAA and specifically asked for a tow truck to come tow my car and they dispatched the request. Twenty minutes later a guy arrives with a pump to inflate the tire... that didn't work out so well. So then they called for a real tow truck and I got news that it was going to take 2 hours to get somebody out. I cancelled AAA, and got another company to tow me. It took us two hours to go 1.6 miles. I ended up being late to work. It sucked.

With the Good Comes the Bad

THE GOOD NEWS:

I had a dentist offer me a job yesterday. I accepted and start on January 5th. His practice is new and he's expanding and bringing me into help with all the new patients.

THE BAD NEWS:

Moments ago my car was involved in a hit and run accident. It was parked in front of my house and someone turning a corner slammed the front of it. My neighbor saw it all happen but the license plate was snow covered. The police did a report, but I'm not too hopeful of them finding the criminal who did this. It happened shortly after 2am so we are suspicious that there may have been alcohol involved. The worst part is my car was already totalled this year so I don't think my insurance will be helping me in any way.

Ice Capades Here I Come!

I officially suck at driving on ice. I haven't wrecked or anything, but I supersuck at it. I spin my tires a lot and I'm not so great about stopping either. One of these days I'll improve...

Well, I'm eating my words. We got a snow storm a few days ago and it's been hovering around -8F ever since. I had been informed by the locals that it doesn't get that cold until Jan. and Feb. THEY LIED! To be honest about it, cold is cold. Once it gets down to the teens it doesn't feel all that different from the negative temps... so far at least.

I was able to get another day off of work so Drew and I are going to California for Christmas to spend it with my family. It will be fun (and warm.) I was able to finish all my shopping yesterday. Hooray!

What I've Been Up To...

I haven't posted for a while so I'm going to catch up in a bullet format:

• I'm still working at Verizon Wireless. I worked on Black Friday. It wasn't horrible.
• I spent Thanksgiving in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming at Aunt Jerry's house. It was fun and the food was fantastic.
• I don't know what Drew and I are doing for Christmas yet. It depends on my employment.
• I missed my 10 year high school reunion this past weekend. A friend of mine (who is a fun person) said it was a snooze. Makes me glad I didn't go.
• Drew returned from hunting two days ago. It's nice having company at home. I've stopped having full conversations with my cats.
• Drew gave me my Christmas present early. He rewarded me with diamond earrings for being a trooper through the hunting season. (Proof again of his perfectness.)
• The wedding is still off. My family has tried to talk me back into it, but I'm still not totally sold on it. I might come around and start planning it again. I might elope too. It's up in the air.

Let it Snow...

I've had quite a few questions about the weather conditions here, and thought I would take the time to clear up the confusion. (Some people seem to think it snows constantly here which is not the case at all.) Today it snowed. The last time it snowed prior to this was October 12. How it works is it snows for a day or two and then all the snow melts and goes away.

The temperature? Today it was in the high 20s - low 30s. Most of this week it's been 40-50F. I have yet to experience any negative temperatures. Some one else asked if it was -15 F yet. Not quite... maybe in January???