Peas in a Pod: Winter Gridlock 2014

So last week was very interesting around here. It was forecast that we would only get a dusting of snow with no travel issues. South Alabama was suppose to really get hammered. Well, in Spann's words...it was a busted forecast. The worst one since 1982 apparently. It started snowing that morning and didn't stop for a few hours. By the time the forecast was changed and people realized what was going on, it was too late. The snow fell, partially melted on roads, refroze immediately, and resulted in about an inch of pure ice covering the roads.

Everyone was trying to leave work at once, which resulted in the now famous "Winter Gridlock 2014". Countless stories of people sitting in hours upon hours of traffic just to get half a mile, others pulling into hotels to get a room for the night or be told there were no rooms left, abandoned cars, walking miles to a warming station, sleeping in hotel lobbies/fast food booths/offices/or anywhere else that would let them in, children stuck at schools overnight because parents couldn't get to them. Thank the Lord above I didn't work that day, and Derek was working from home. Simply put...I would not have made it. It was seriously stressful just watching everything unfold on TV, much less living the nightmare. Anyways...it was quite the topic for a while, and still is. We were able to selfishly enjoy the pretty snow. Jonah went out when it was still snowing and didn't care too much for it blowing in his face. Then next day, nothing had melted, so we went out to play some more and he seemed to really enjoy himself :) We pretty much had this much snow for almost 3 days before it melted. We had a lot of fun, but were glad when we could get out and about again. Cabin fever is a real thing!