The blizzard kept me homebound. I tried. I really tried. This morning I woke up at 5:30, straightened my hair, put on my work clothes and went upstairs to eat breakfast. As I was heading up the stairs, I glanced out the front door and noticed that the entire street had not been plowed in several hours. A good three-four feet of snow was sitting on the road and was blocking both of our cars – the cars I needed to get me to the train station. My dad told me to go back to bed, but before I did, I e-mailed my boss to apologize for not making it in this morning. I decided to check the train updates one last time and saw that all trains had been suspended for the time being. So I gave it my all. I still feel like I maybe should have tried a little harder – perhaps getting stuck on the train with no heat or bathrooms for several hours would have really shown my dedication to the company, but that was a hassle I didn’t feel like dealing with (and couldn’t have dealt with unless I trekked through the snow and walked to the station). It’s 1:25 pm here in NJ and the plows have yet to get to our street. I’m nervous that I’m going to need to shovel my way out tomorrow morning to make sure I get to work.
On the bright side of making zero dollars today, I do have the entire day to pack and I’m making great progress. I’m just about ready to go. I’ve been humming the “NYC” song from the musical Annie for the last two days in preparations for my big move on Wednesday (assuming the plows show up.) I have thrown out a lot of “crap,” and I have all of my bins organized. It’s such a weird feeling to know that I am moving out of my parent’s home – I feel so old. The biggest positive about this move (besides the fact that it’s fulfilling a life-long dream) is that I get to take my wonderful, comfortable, marvelous bed – the bed everyone loves to sleep in. This bed (I’m sitting on it right now) is equivalent to the family saying, “Anywhere we are, as long as we’re together, is home.” Well, anywhere I go with this bed, will be home. I missed it terribly while I was at college. The other great snowy surprise was that my best friend, who was supposed to fly out to New Mexico tonight, has been grounded until Thursday afternoon, so she can now help me move into my new apartment. Everything is working out the way it’s supposed to. Here’s hoping I don’t get fired for failing to get into work today – that would not bode well with my upcoming plans.
Once again stay safe and warm! Don’t go outside unless you absolutely have to (because you’ll make me look bad!)
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