Snow Day, Work, and No takesies-backsies.

It didn't end up snowing until 4pm on Tuesday. I had a strong inkling that there was a snow day coming so what is a girl to do? Why that's simple of course. I needed to stop and stock up on some snow day essentials. Now I've never understood this whole bread, eggs, and milk phenomena. Let me break this down for you. I think I eat less than two slices of bread a month. We buy eggs and nine times out of 10 we get the small 6 pack and even then we don't use them before they spoil. Finally, we come to milk. For traumatic reasons that I'd rather not go into at the moment- I don't drink milk. Milk in my coffee-sure (but let's be real- flavored creamer always when possible). Milk in my character shaped macaroni and cheese (Monster's University is my favorite but Phineas and Pherb is a close second)-you betcha. Milk-as in pour into a glass and drink. Nope. Not happening. When my husband was deployed I would buy the smallest possible container of milk that you can purchase at the store (had to be a plastic bottle not carton- again traumatic memories) and you guessed it...I wasn't even able to finish that either.

How rude of me though, I've gone on a complete tangent. OK, so we have established milk, eggs, and bread. I'm sure you can also imagine that since it never snows in NC the last thing that I would do is brave a grocery store. Why...so I can look at empty shelves and people acting like they are about to make a grand voyage to Antarctica. No thanks. I kept it really classy and went to the gas station instead. I bought essential snow day supplies: a 3 pack of 25oz bud light, 2 cans of pringles (loaded baked potato and classic cheddar cheese if you were interested), a bag of pizza flavored combos...because...combos, and a box of sweetarts. Like I said-essentials. Well I was right and around 10pm that night I got a text saying that the courthouse was closed-which meant my office was closed. I had a celebration beer and watches 2 episodes of RHOBH and 1 episode of RHOA. Holy drama! It's getting good. At one point of RHOA I was yelling fight, fight, fight and then I had to watch the entire thing in slow motion to try and figure out why Apollo was beating up some guy he never met before. I am so confused. I guess I'll have to wait until next week.

Today was snow day. My husband and I were both off but we had a very low key day. He spent most of it working on presentations and I alternated between reading, watching youtube, and napping. It was simply glorious. I got a text while I was semi napping and thought I had almost imagined it. I checked my phone and it was my boss texting me to say that the courthouse was closed tomorrow...again and therefore we were also closed again. My boss then said for my coworker to let her know if anything important needed to be done. Now this REALLY surprised me because I had taken full advantage of my snow day and all day I had been mentally preparing myself to go back to work tomorrow. The roads seem fine and my husband is going back to work tomorrow, at a later start then usual but back to work nonetheless. Well...ok then. I guess I'm off of work. Around dinner time I went outside and cleared off both of our cars and let me tell you it was quite the job but surprisingly invigorating. I get back inside and there is a text on my phone. It says "Laura and I are going in around noon. But you can stay home." Umm ok...awkward. So only three us work at the office including myself. So if 2/3 of the office is there...shouldn't I be there? But I really don't have anything pressing to work on at the moment and if I ended up going I could see it now, "Why did you come in? I said you didn't have to." So I'm supposed to have another snow day when the roads are good to drive on and my boss and coworker are at work. Again, ugh. Well I guess I'm just going to have a snow day but now it feels like an awkward, uncomfortable snow day, and how am I supposed to enjoy one of those?

Ya'll it is supposed to snow in North Carolina tomorrow! Cancel the schools and buy some bread!

Tomorrow there is a possible chance of snow. Therefore, since it MIGHT snow schools  are cancelled for the County. I'm originally from Chicago and even though I've been in NC for almost 3 years now this still completely baffles me. I understand that there isn't really any salt trucks here so if the roads freeze it would be very hazardous. But come on....to any midwesterner who has been battling snow all their lives it seems crazy! I haven't even told you that two weeks ago they had a 2 hour delay start for the schools because the temperature dropped below 20 degrees. 20 degrees! In Chicago or Boston 20 degrees probably feels like a nice fall day after all of that below zero and -18 temperatures that people (my family) have been experiencing. But you know what...I'm not going to attempt to look at the pearlie whites on a gift horse- if I just so happen to be off  of work tomorrow or the next day due to the weather...well I guess I will simply have to put aside my disappointment:p and enjoy a nice day with coffee, comfy clothes, and books. My husband is hoping that post will be closed as well or at least delayed. Didn't they also just get that two hour delay for the cold two weeks ago!? It's unfair I tell you! I'll make an exception though for the military members who had children that had to take their kids to school on a delayed schedule.  But for those single or married men that are sans children...no excuses!  I know I'm so mean. :p However, now that he is currently technically considered a student at the moment he doesn't have to report to work until 9am so it isn't like the days of waking up at 4:30 anymore to get to work. I'm such a mean wife. :) Just kidding but maybe I'll try praying for some snow tonight. Not for my sake of course...but for those poor children who never really get to experience snow down here in the south. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!