Man, what a weekend!
I would have prepared this recap post on Sunday if I wasn't so wiped out. I was a little traumatized to say the least...
We started off with a fun little couple's date night on Friday where I had Pho for the first time and went to see Gangster Squad at the theater (so Gosling, so good). Saturday I snapped a shot of the morning fog and got a few things done in the afternoon before leaving to spend a night in Wendover, a little cluster of casinos on the Utah/Nevada border.
We had a good old time slot hopping and beer drinking, but while heading home the next day we found ourselves caught in the middle of an angry blizzard. No plows had been out on the freeway, leaving us somewhere in the middle of a line of cars trekking down the same lane and depending on each other's tracks to lead the way. Every once in a while a big trucker would speed past us in the other lane sending a giant wave of slush on our windshield and blinding us for a good 5 seconds. I literally had a panic attack in the passenger seat, hyperventilating and crying for 20 minutes because I thought we were going to get into a wreck and die.
It was a 3-hour living nightmare for me, and when I got home I was so overwhelmed with stress I immediately took a hot bubble bath. I might have been in there for 2 hours total - liking everyone's Instagrams and not even washing, shampooing, or shaving - just sitting there decompressing until a couple inches of water remained (I have a shitty drain). I might have filled it back up for a second round. Then I took a nap with Sammy in my arms and Nelly by my feet - happy to be alive.
I woke up the next morning to a bright blue sky - the inversion had been wiped out and I could finally see the sun again after what seemed like weeks of forever. I snapped shots of the winter imagery while taking the dogs out, and thought to myself, "Mother nature is quite the bitch but she sure is beautiful."
Holy crap!! That's terrifying. I would have been exactly the same as you, I would have been screaming like a baby. I'm so glad that you're both ok, how bad of those trucks to just fly past you like that!!
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Beautiful pics! Your blog is lovely :) xo
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Getting caught in storms are scary! Good thing you arrived home safe and sound. I got caught in a freak storm once years ago. I was at the mall with a friend and a huge blizzard started by the time we left. I was only 30 minutes from our dorm but I had to drive my little Toyota on the highway packed with snow. It swerved and skidded and I actually messed up my alignment on my car. I made it home safely and decided that I can drive in any snowstorm after that experience.
ReplyDeleteI have never EVER seen weather like that in real life. Said the girl in 80 degree weather in January. Absolutely stunning pictures.
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous of you and your snow. We've has just blistering cold. Driving in snow doesn't bother me at all but last year around Christmas I left my parents house to drive home. It was fine until I hit Scranton, PA. From then on it was nothing but a blizzard. And I was driving a rented Kia. Needless to say that little car held it's own. I was the only one who didn't slide or get stuck. I may have been driving 35-40 the whole way and it may have taken me 2 hours longer than usual but I was fine.
ReplyDeleteThat is so scary- but these pictures are all so lovely! I'm glad you guys are safe and hopefully that's the last storm you'll get stuck in! EEK!
ReplyDeleteScary! Having spun out a couple of times in the snow, I'm terrified of driving in weather like that. I'm glad you made it home safely though.
ReplyDeleteHi i am from Olive and Ivy! I am now following your blog it looks super cool!!
ReplyDeleteOK those pups in the snow. pretty darn adorable.
ReplyDeleteand pho is basically my favorite food! i hope you enjoyed it!
I would have been terrified too! On a different note, your photos are gorgeous, so at least the weekend provided you that. ;)
ReplyDeleteWell this winter alone I got stranded at a supermarket because a sudden blizzard made 0 visibility. It was not fun and last night I went to turn a road I've been on a thousand times and my car decided not to stop. I kept going instead of breaking and then when i got out of my car to investigate I found out I was driving on a sheet of black ice. It was a nightmare!! AHH!!! I hate this weather...I want to move to fiji!! =)
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The photos are amazing but the experience must have been dreadful! I understand it took you a while to come back down to normal. You have a lovely blog, very nice to have found it :)
ReplyDeleteomg! Glad you guys got home safe, that is really scary. a few years ago we went to North Carolina and it started POURING the hardest rain and hail while driving from the airport to her house. We were driving about 5 mph and literally had to get off the fwy until it calmed down a bit. I get so nervous in situations like that.
ReplyDeleteI completely feel your pain :S I live in Northern Alberta Canada... The past few days have been ice cold I'm talking -18 degrees farenheit :( and it sucks. I have driven through the worst cr*p you can imagine but it never gets any easier I feel your pain! A couple of weeks ago it was fog and we couldnt even see a foot in front of our car (at night) and some idiots were passing us! That was scary. Anyway hope you feel better now and im glad that you are ok!
ReplyDeleteOh you poor thing! I can't even imagine the stress. But well the snow made for some gorgeous pics!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm SUCH a stressful passenger to have even when it's perfect conditions. I just don't trust anyone's driving lol and I feel the need to tell people to slow down and put on the brakes at times when I think they may not see what I'm seeing or something..I am admittedly very annoying to have in the car. but seriously every car ride for me is one huge stomach in knots anxiety ridden experience..even a casual drive! I am crazy! I've never even been in an accident so I don't know what my issue is lol. But anyways, those pics. So pretty!
ReplyDeletelook at those cute puppies!! i hope they helped calm a sister down ;) xx Fel
ReplyDeleteWeather nightmares will always be tornadoes. I hate those mf'ers. Seriously, they are awful. I love snow, but I can't do scary twisters!
ReplyDeleteoh man, that's scary! thanks goodness you guys are ok!!
ReplyDeleteHoly icicle batman! That's a big one! The hubs and I had a similar experience driving home for Christmas from VA to NC in 2009. What normally would take us 5 hours to drive, took us 9 hours...and a lot of praying and crying in the front seat from me. So I TOTALLY know how scary a storm like that can be! Glad you made it home safely!
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