Crazy week

Hey! so this week has been insane. haha. On Thursday, I flew to California....but let's back up just a little bit.

Since we got a good snowfall up at Aspen, me and a couple of my coworkers decided to take the opportunity to do a little sledding! 2 feet of snow, come on, what else were we going to do? ;) But we were the first ones down the hill so we had to create our own trails. So here I am forcing myself down this snow covered hill through about a foot of snow...It took me like 15 minutes to get down the thing. I had to sit on the sled and try to scoot my butt forward really hard so I could move downwards. Entertaining? Yes. I am very glad I bought some snowpants.

This one was taken right before we started down that hill. This huge pile of snow was a lot bigger than we thought so when we stepped in it we sunk in all the way up our legs.


And here we are taking lots of pictures. Our faces were frozen so it was hard to smile like normal so I resorted to that expression. haha.

Wednesday night I realized I did not pack. I watched "Stardust" which was a really great movie and I am very glad I watched it! (for the 2nd time but it was even funner this time :) ) So I started packing about 10:30, and didnt get done until after midnight, which I have no idea why but by this time I was so loopy and tired I just wanted to go to bed! I knew I would have to get up about 6:30 to get ready to leave for my flight.

So Thursday morning rolls around, and I get a text from my friend David who says I might want to leave a little bit early cause the roads are bad. I figure, well, we are already leaving about 2 hours before I had to be there, plus my roommate wasn't ready to go at the earlier hour, so we left at 8 from Provo to get to the SLC airport.....

The roads were HORRIBLE! Beyond anything I have ever seen in my life. We couldn't even see any tire tracks for about half the time. Not only that but there was tons of traffic! After about 2 hours, we finally reached Bangerter Highway (normally about a 25 minute trip), and we decide to pull off and get into a different freeway that would be a little less crowded. But less crowded means less travelled which means worse roads. So we get on the Bangerter, and it was even worse! Not only that, but our car started fishtailing and we couldn't control it, so Kleresa pulled over to the side for a second to get her breath again, and this semi BLOWS past us. I swear, it almost hit our car...talk about scary! So my roommate was about to cry, I was trying to calm her down, and by this time I am about to miss my flight. So I call the airlines, and thankfully they were offering free flight changes for those who were going to be transferring in Vegas (becase the Vegas airport had shut down the day before). So I opted for a later flight, and we pulled off and went to my roommates' mom's elementary school where she is a teacher's aide. We hung out there for a little while while my roommate could get her bearings again, hung out with her sisters for lunch, and left after a few hours. Her mom came with us this time for moral support. This helped Kleresa to feel better for sure.

This time, the roads were completely clear! The sun was shining and the traffic had lessened. I was very glad that they were offering later flights for free (I think I even got $10 back). I was glad we didn't die. And I am still wound with stress haha....its stressful having to plan out Christmas vacation and visit lots of relatives and make everyone happy, but I am glad to be home nonetheless!I know I would regret it if I didn't take the time to visit everyone. I think because I got this trip started off on a rough leg it made it harder for me to just pop in and be myself and be completely relaxed and ready to visit and enjoy my vacation. I guess that is how life is sometimes though right? .....sigh......It is going to be alright Shayna, it is going to be alright....;) There is no more snow to deal with out here, I get to be with my family!, and I don't have to drive up a scary mountain for 10 days!! :)