Man! Even though I wasn't very productive Thursday, a LOT still happened.
It started out like any other day...nice outside and me arriving at work just in time. I haven't had much time lately to pay attention to the weather (or the news for that matter), so I had no idea what was to come later that day.
As I tried to eliminate some paper work and actively searched AR for any tips that might be useful, I didn't realize that it had started to rain. Soon, however, I couldn't help BUT notice because it started to poor...and then started to pound on my windows. I then realized that the pounding was a result of the fact that the rain was now hail. I didn't worry too much about it, because I've lived in Texas my entire life...and I know how weird the weather can get sometimes. Well, the pounding stopped...but now it was sleeting....which soon turned to snow. 
I was pleasantly excited about the snow, because I don't see it that often. I can recall on one hand the number of times it has snowed in Texas while I've been alive. (Real snow....not sleet). Anyway, I went back to focusing on the computer, and I didn't realize that we actually ended up getting snowfall that was so heavy to Texans that it would be considered a blizzard down here. (lol) Before I knew it, there was already several inches of snow...and I started panicing because I didn't know how I was going to get home. I couldn't see the bottom of my car tires because they were covered...actually...I couldn't see most of my car at this point.
Anyway, I called my boss and let him know that if I was going to get home that day, I needed to leave immediately. Well, I locked everything up and started on my way. I tried backing up, but I didn't realize how much the snow would actually affect my car. I had to floor my pedal to back up to get over the humps of snow. I finally got on the road. 30 seconds later, (literally not even 1/2 a mile down the road) I found myself in a ditch. 
Luckily, noone was hurt and my car didn't get damaged. I just bought a brand new car so I have free emergency roadside assistance. I gave them a call (which was one of the most inconvenient and tedious calls I've ever made) and they said it would take them at least 1/2 an hour because they were stuck on the roadways also. As I sat there waiting, I watched several other accidents unfold. Peope getting stuck...people getting rear-ended...peple trying to push cars up hills with their own cars. Texans really don't know how to handle this kind of thing because it's so foreign to us!
Anyway, about 20 minutes later a gentleman in a pick-up truck honked his horn. I rolled down my window and he asked me if I needed help. THANK GOODNESS! I was ecstatic! I was a little worried though, because 1.) he was a stranger, and 2.) I didn't want him to tear up my car by putting the chain in the wrong place.
Needless to say, he got me out of the ditch almost flawlessly, and I drove back into the other direction (back toward work.) I went back inside and prepared to stay the night in our model home. How bad could it be? I had electricity...running water...snacks if I got hungry...and beds!
Oddly enough, our builder pulled up a second after I did, and let me know that once I made my way out to the main roads...everything would be fine. So I decided to give it one more try. I went the back way in another direction, and made my way out to the main roads safely. Needless to say, the roads were still pretty dangerous, and it took me four times longer to get home than usual (literally).
I came home to find a huge snowman in our front yard, which put a huge smile on my face. It was nice to be home.
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