Snow, Ice, and the impendng death.

Saturday

I wake up, it's like 55 degrees out.  I head to the gym, workout a little bit then head to the track. By this time, its near 70!  I'm ecstatic!  I finish a good run, head home, shower, throw on some shorts and head to the library to get my study on.  Everything goes good, spend the evening at home doing whatever random stuff I decided to do.

Sunday

I wake up and its a bit cooler, but not too bad.  High was lower, about 60, and wasn't too bad.  Spent yet another day at the library, get home and get a good nights rest for Monday.

 Monday

I head to the gym at 5:00am and have a great morning.  Good lift, good run, but boy was it cold.  19 degrees out!  Well, had the Organic test (made a B, shrug) and then had a normal Monday.  (You know, rubbed elbows with celebs, took some pictures, lunch, and the occasional note taking in class) Well, I get through my day, go to all my meetings, and get home.  It's still like 20 degrees outside.  I'm like "double-tee-eff, mate....the high dropped like 50 degrees in less than 48 hours! Oh well, school's cancelled tomorrow and the 'storm of the century' isn't even here yet! I can go for more of this."  Well, midnight comes and I'm tired of waiting on this "storm", so I hit the sack.

 Tuesday, approx 6:15am:

"What's that noise?!", I whisper as I yank the covers over my head.  I look towards the window and realize what it is....SLEET!  "Well, I guess that storm is here....8 hours late."  I slowly climb out of bed, look outside and see nothing but white.  "WOW! It did come!" I get some water, head back to sleep. 

 (Pulls remote out, fast forwards to Tuesday 9pm)

"Well, We're out again tomorrow. Score...I need to study anyways." (I still haven't) It doesn't look that bad out there, we'll be back to class on Thursday.

(Fast forwards to Wednesday)

"Wow, we're out again! I'm studying all day till they decide to cancel class on Friday or that we are having it."

(Fast forward an hour) 

"I guess I should go out for a little bit.  I'll head to 'the office' and hang with Marty for a bit!"  So, I get dressed.  Old boots, old jeans, a t-shirt, and the Patagonia and start the walk.   The trek was rough.  Roads, parking lots, buildings all covered in ice. Thoughts about the weather plagued my thoughts. I began to question my insanity, to question my motives, to question everything.  "It's gloomy out! It's cold out! It's no fun!  What was I thinking? I should have stayed home.  Are you an idiot?  Oh well, I'm almost there anyways."

 (Fast forward to Friday 10am)

Stretching and tossing a little bit as he awakes, Anthony slowly gets out of bed and checks his email, text messages, and facebook stuff via his phone.  "MORE SNOW?!?!?!  What?!"  I jump out of bed, run to my window, look outside and almost fall over. It's really coming down!  This is bad!  St. Louis trip is next week. I need school, I need clear roads, I need to get home!

 (Friday evening news)

"Estimated 6 inches before it ends tonight, slightly above freezing over the weekend, with a chance for a few more inches of snow on Sunday.  Monday should be cloudy and cold, with a chance of 6-8 inches of snow on Wednesday and Thursday. Back to you, John!" Thanks, Frank.  In recent news..." It fades into the background as I think.."14 more inches, and this crap hasn't even started to disappear.  They need to just cancel the spring semester and let us just retake all the classes in the fall no charge."

Well, that's how the past 5 days have been and by the sounds of it, how the next few weeks may be.  Even though above I stated I haven't gotten any studying done, I have.  It was just that particular day that I didn't.  I feel slightly accomplished. I have gotten to spend some time doing things that I missed and enjoyed.  I've tried making the most of it, but it is time to head back to class. Time to head back to the normal life; the days of meetings, class, stress, and preparing for the future. 

These last few days have helped me realize how much I miss the sun.  How amazing pizza sounds when you can't get it very easy.  And, it's given me time to think and browse around about what I want to get for the spring wardrobe!  (That's another post....very soon!)

I hope everyone has been safe during this dreary weather!  What have you been doing to avoid the boredom?