SNOW

We rarely get snow in Western Washington but when we do all hell breaks loose.  We don't even have to get hardly any and schools are either on a late start or closed all together.  We were estimated to get somewhere between 2 and 5 inches depending on where you lived.  They warned us all week that it would start on Thursday between 2 and 5 p.m.  It was about when I got off work.  I wasn't worried but everyone else seemed to be.

I got off of work at 2:30 and walked out to the Escape.  No snow.  Not even any falling yet.  I was disappointed.  I continued on my drive and just before Yelm Highway meets Boulevard it started heavy snowing.  You could actually see the line where the snow began.  It was weird driving through it.  It started accumulating fast.  I got home and took a picture before I took a nap and after I took a nap.  It was a long day and I needed at least an hour to make it through the evening.

I had a little bit of time since Ben worked until about 6 and Suzanne, a co-worker who was staying with us for a week, who got off at 4.  Plenty of time for a nap.

When I got up there was a bunch of snow!  Holy cow!  To be nice, I told Suzanne I would take her out for her birthday.  She wanted to go to Mexican so we looked up the closest Mexican restaurant and called to ask if they were going to be open with all the snow coming down because you just never know.  They told us they were going to be open until closing time.  I thanked them and then we called Ben and told him to meet us at the restaurant.  The snow at this point was at least 3 inches.  I love my 4-wheel drive Escape because it drives so nice in the snow. 

We pulled in as he was parking.  Perfect timing. Don Garcia's was tucked away in the corner of the mini mall off of Yelm Highway and Ruddell Road.  The only reason why we even knew of this place was because of Ben's co-workers who lives nearby.  We threw snowballs at each other as we were walking towards the door.  Suzanne got hit in the butt and I had some thrown at my back.

We sat down and ordered some drinks and at chips and salsa.  We nibbled on that until it was time to order our food.  It was actually pretty good.  My enchiladas were delicious.  We hung out for at least an hour and it was time to head back home and I wanted to make a snowman.

On the way back Ben slid around the corner and his tire hit the curb hard making his car drive funny.  Upon further inspection it turns out he broke the control arm and had to have it replaced.  We brought it in and it took almost a week to fix it.  I also had to get up at 4 a.m. to take him to work on Monday and then I had to pick him up.  I was so over that I borrowed the car from my grandparents and he drove the Escape.

Ben and I went outside for about a half hour and made a tiny snowman.  It was hard to ball the snow together because it was so dry.  We ended up making mounds and shaping them into spheres.

We went inside and started getting ready for bed.  Ben and I had to get up early for one more day of work this week.  Suzanne had it off due to her birthday week.  We got our showers and I put my stuff together so I didn't have to do it in the morning.

Next Adventure:  Getting our Christmas Tree!