Craziest week of my life so far.

You'd think that being stranded would have given me a million reasons to blog more. But for some reason...I found other things to do. :)

First off, I got the crazy exciting news that my best friend is getting MARRIED!!!

The future Mike & Kristi Beabout!

I'm beyond excited to start focusing on a new wedding! This time I just get to go along for the ride instead of being center of attention which I'm pretty pumped about :) Still waiting on a date but it's looking like August or September in Richmond. I'm incredibly honored to be her Matron of Honor (along with cousin Kelli as Maid of Honor). And because we all love ring shots...

Mike done good :)

Then we have this insane snowstorm that's been banging the crap out of us. Last weekend was pretty crazy but apparently mother nature was just warming us up for "The Big One". 

During one of the few moments I could see across the street

Now, I grew up in the mountains and I have seen snow - contrary to what people up here seem to think (every time we get snow I get a ton of "Well, I guess this is the most snow you've ever seen, huh?"  Yeah, not even close). This came pretty close though. The state shut down (or attempted to shut down) all the roads. They even threatened to fine people who ended up driving on the roads. I don't blame them. If I can't see my car, parked in the carport, because of the wind and snow, how on earth do you think you're going to be able to see another car or the end of the road? Crazy people. So not only was the wind howling like crazy and snow blowing like the Tundra...but I was here alone. Brad got snowed in at work. Nights like that I am SO glad I lived on my own for 3 years. I could've easily gotten freaked out but I just stretched out in our nice comfy king bed and had a slumber party with myself. Ahhh.

Then there's this morning. I was laying in bed, not sure if I *really* wanted to get up yet (I knew I wouldn't be leaving the house anytime soon)...when I heard...the *beepbeepbeep* of a large truck. My first thought was, "No WAY they're picking up trash today!! NO WAY!" So I go to the window and see a dump truck...behind it is a plow vehicle...behind it is...a fire truck? Then an ambulance. Then another emergency vehicle. They plow our road and wind up...next door. And someone next door got sent to the hospital. I called Brad's mom because it's an elderly lady who lives next door and she's good friends with Brad's grandmother (whose house we are currently living in).  They didn't seem to be in TOO big of a hurry, which I hope is a good sign. I texted Brad to find out what's going on (he gets texts from Dispatch for all emergency calls) and he said it was because someone had trouble breathing. The elderly lady's daughter and a few of her children live there too - mind you, her daughter is selling drugs out of the basement so it could have been her that the ambulance was called for. But anyways, that's the drama of today so far. My road is probably the only road in town that is plowed though, so that's good for Brad if he's able to come home tonight.

Sorry for the blur, I took them with my computer because I can't find the cord to my camera.

At least the sun is shining and the skies are blue, right?