Holy Crap

This has been a challenging situation. First I am trapped downtown for two days... then I finally make it home today and I am so happy until I see my house. It is buried. My car is buried. Being gone for two days and no shoveling taking place it is a disaster. I feel like a caged animal. I finally broke down today.....and she cried.
How will I get to Christmas with my grandkids? Well, I have decided I will. One way or another. I am going to wake up early, shovel my driveway, and find a way to get a bus or a ride over there. I just have to.
I have spent alot of time with people at work. This has been weird. I feel like Christmas allready happened and I missed it. It has been me and my co workers for days. Troupers, every one of them.
There have been some good things happening though. My friend gave his partner a diamond ring yesterday while they were walking in the snow. This is the diamond ring I hid in my house for him for a few weeks. I found this quite romantic and I was happy for them.
This same friend called to check on me today. I was very grateful, as he was the only one that did today. Well, him and one other person, but that is another story.
It has altered people's pre Christmas time. Less shopping, more time spent with people. This isn't all bad I guess.
People are durable. We do what we have to do.
More snow tonight they say. I can't stand it. But tomorrow, I will start shoveling and I will find a way to Christmas Eve. Eventually the snow will melt and we will all remember December 2008 and maybe there will be some good memories involved. Either way, it is what it is and quite frankly, it is a big pain in the ass.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
jb