'Tis the Season to Dislike Winter

Apparently it's winter again here in the heartland. Gross.

I know that " 'tis the season" to be telling lovely stories about Christmas and all that, but I thought I'd tell you about my personal experience of winter thus far. First of all, let me just say that I'm really happy to be back in Minnesota for the holidays and excited to be able to spend another Christmas with my family.

That being said...the other day I was called in to work the evening shift (yay!). As I drove in, the snow was already falling and my usually-15 minute journey to work took me 35 minutes. No big deal, really. I could talk at length about how frustrating it is to be on the road with alleged Minnesotans who allegedly know how to drive in the winter, but who lapse into some kind of summer-induced memory warp and find themselves unable to navigate the icy terrain for a certain period of time each winter...but I won't. Everyone talks about that. No one wants to hear it.

Anyway, the snow kept falling during work, so for 8 hours I dreaded my drive home. On the way home, I went 35 miles per hour while blasting tepid air from my noisy heater. Ah, winter. You bastard. When I arrived home, I found a sign posted on the front door of the apartment that said something to the effect of:

"If it is going to snow 1.5 inches or more, and this snowfall is predicted to fall BEFORE midnight, we will plow the parking lot on the DAY AFTER the snowfall. If the snowfall is predicted to end AFTER midnight, we will plow the parking lot on the day AFTER the day after the snowfall."

Ohhh. OK. No problem. I looked around and realized that it was midnight, there was more than 1.5 inches of snow on the ground, but I couldn't tell if it was still snowing, or if it was just the old snow blowing around. Then I spent the next 3 hours wondering if the parking lot would be plowed in the morning, and if my car might be towed. ...then, at 6 AM, the dulcet tones of a snow blower woke me up.

That's it. Oh wait, I forgot that later that morning, I received a call from a woman with whom I will be interviewing for a job. She was calling to reschedule our interview today due to the weather. Our conversation went something like this:

Lady: I'm hoping we can reschedule our interview. The weather outside is...
Me: Frightful! *chuckle*
Lady: ...um, yes.

Hope you're having a great month so far. Stay warm and take care.
xo