We were suppose to go to Tulsa, but this crazy snow wasn't going to let us! So we stayed and had a relaxing weekend at home. There was still snow all over the roads, so we didn't get out much. Mitch had to work Saturday, so I hung out at home. It was the first time I was actually starting to get bored. Although I don't have a job yet, I can still get out and go do things... But with all this snow I have been stuck in for a week. Yesterday the roads were finally starting to clear and it was okay to drive, but not anymore!
Before we went to bed last night, we watched the news and they said to expect 3-5 inches. Mitch was scheduled to work today, so he got up and looked outside and told me it was snowing really hard and he thinks we might be getting more than expected so he was going to have his dad drive him to work early.
So after he left, I turned on the news and it said we were going to get 12-16 in. After I heard from Mitch and he made it to work, I went back to sleep. I woke up around 8 and turned on the news again, and they said they really underestimated the storm and we should expect 18-24 inches!!
I could not believe it. I don't understand how they can miss that large of a storm!! I turned on the weather channel and watched it the majority of the day and they were talking about how 2 feet of snow isn't normal for anywhere, but especially in the south! They said even if the north was to get this much, it would be a mess because even though they get snow more frequently, on a regular basis they usually don't get that much at one time... It is a very rare circumstance for anywhere and doesn't happen often! I was so thankful I wasn't in Tulsa last week when they got hit hard, but now we have more than them!
Here are a few pictures of our yard... and this was taken about 11 this morning, and that was still in the beginning stages of the storm!
This picture was actually from last week when we got the "big" storm. You can look at the deck and compare it to these next pictures.
That was from this morning, it is now about covered!
So much snow!!
This was our neighbors across the street at around 9 this morning....
This is him about 30 minutes later trying to clear his driveway... and yes it was snowing the whole time.. He actually would clear it then go back to the end and clear it again, and again. You get the picture. I think after round 4 he finally figured out he wasn't going to get it cleared while it was still snowing so hard Ha! But he did keep me entertained all morning!
I still can't believe we got this much! But the good news is.. the sun is coming out and I am actually seeing people driving on the roads! I talked to Mitch just about an hour ago and he says he can see 540 out the window and people are driving on it. 540 was closed earlier today! It is also suppose to get in the 50's this weekend, so hopefully it will melt it all! I have never been more ready for warm weather!
Other than this crazy unexpected storm, not much has been going on here. Mitch has been working a lot and I have had an exciting couple weeks with some leads on jobs. I have heard from 3 new companies and have a few interviews. Yesterday I was called back in for a second interview with one company and it went really well, so lets just keep our fingers crossed!!
Since we couldn't make it to Tulsa for the Super Bowl, we went to a super bowl party at a friends house with some people from our church. There were a ton of people there and a ton of food. It was a lot of fun! Mitch was pretty tame, since we were around so many people, but I know he was going crazy inside! He of course took his hard hat and wore it on "tough" times! Ha! He was so excited they won!
I hope you all are enjoying yet another snow day and keeping warm!!
It was officially a white out up there! WOW!
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