The Forecast

Snow is showing up more and more on the forecast. At first, it was supposed to be possible snow/rain on Friday. Then, it was supposed to just be rain on Friday, but Snow on Saturday and again snow/rain on Tuesday. Now, it is supposed to be Snow/Rain on Friday, Snow on Saturday, Snow on Tuesday, Snow/Rain on Wednesday and Snow again on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Now, obviously this will continue to change, but this is the best scientific prediction for now....

This is a good thing and a bad thing. Why is it good? I love snow! I want a snowy winter! I got my spandex (that I use as long-johns), scarves/hat/gloves, boots (albeit broken and old)... I'm ready to walk in the snow, play in the snow, see the snow. Now, I doubt that this snow will stick, but its possible since it is below freezing at night that we could get at least mild accumulation. In general I'm partly excited for this storm under the assumption that it is a taste of what is to come.

But. This is also a bad thing. I am babysitting on Saturday. The day it is supposed to snow. And I have to drive there. I am already apprehensive about driving there, because it is somewhere I have never driven to before. I was going to do it though, I was going to memorize the route there and back so I didn't have anxiety over it, and just hope there was easy street parking in the area. I wasn't going to let my anxiety limit me! (Especially since it is a pre-driving anxiety and I know it. The instant I'm in my car I feel fine.) BUT - I do not want to drive in the snow. I have never driven in the snow and don't want to start now. My tires are probably SO worn, and I would imagine not having power steering would make it even worse. Though I don't know that for sure, since I know nothing about driving in the snow. I worry that even if it isn't snowy at 7 when I go over to babysit, it will be kinda dusty at 10:30pm when I leave. I would be nervous to drive home in that.... A logical argument would be that if it were truly snowing, the Mom/Dad probably wouldn't go out Saturday night. But, my definition of snowing (or chance of snowing) may be different than theirs! So I'm not sure what to do... the bus isn't a logical argument timing/location wise. Asking for a ride from a friend would just make them have the same worries that I do! Asking for a ride from the Mom/Dad would be .... awkward?

I think that is what I may decide to do. I'm going to ask my coworkers today to get their opinion. I feel like emailing the Mom letting her know that I am nervous about the forecast for snow and that I have never driven in it before. I kind of figure that if they consider the conditions good enough for them to go out, forcing them to drive in those conditions (to get me) wouldn't be cruel.... I don't know... What do you guys think? (If any of you guys actually read this often enough to see and respond to this!)

Ok, so it is 6:30 am and I REALLY need to work on my paper. I wrote a whole bunch of junk (all written in spoken form, nonetheless, which is very different than written French). I need to edit edit edit, then add all the required parts (like quotes :/).

SO, I should stop procrastinating. Doing all this the morning of is probably procrastination enough for one paper. Tootles!