Forecast Calls for Interruption

Who knew the military had snow days?  And why did we have to have a snow day TODAY of all days?  Don't get me wrong!  I'm all for dereliction of duty in the purest of forms however, I was prepared...physically, if not mentally or emotionally, for my very first day of work, when I got the call NOT to come in.  I was literally stepping out of the front door, like Anne Boleyn to her death and here's Sir William Kingston on the line telling me my execution has been delayed another 24 hours.  Ok, so it's a little melodramatic but it's about the way I felt.  Mission essential only people were the only ones required at work so that means pretty much no one is going to be at work. 

I had planned on going to the grocery store after work today since I had nothing in the house to eat and now that I'll be sitting at home all day, I REALLY need food.  I figured I'd go out before it got too bad.  Ha ha.  Ha.  HA.  Sarcastically.  Ha.  

I should preface this by saying that although I am a resident of Alaska, I did not grow up there and I have never really driven in snow.  I have lived in warm, beach climates since I left home at 17.  This snow and ice crap, while fun when visiting my family, is NOT fun when I have to live and work in it.  I DID make it to Wal-Mart, the closest grocery store within 10 miles of my house, safely, which is good.  The hour that I was in there (I was literally out of EVERYTHING) my windshield and doors froze.  I'm not kidding.  The weather was a cross between rain, snow and hail.  I was sliding all over the road going 15 miles an hour and of course, a huge Mack truck decides to barrel in front of me on the highway throwing up muddy snow into my already caked over windshield.  The brand new wipers that were installed a few weeks ago in Ohio are working double time and are going to need replacing, AGAIN, in the spring.  

I make it home, just in the nick of time, as I was turning blue from lack of oxygen to the brain.  I didn't even realize that I wasn't breathing, too consumed by the frozen rivers on my cheeks caused by the streaming stress tears that spilled out of my eyes on the Icy Highway of Potential Death. 

And so, in order to turn a horrible day around, Im cooking.  It's the only way to calm myself down and Im cooking a HUGE meal.  Turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes....a thanksgiving meal, if you will.  Comfort food.  To last me the week!