One long week!

Well this week was full of so much! It was my last day of work, which was hard for me but in reality I do not think it has hit me all the way yet. A couple of my kids were so sweet and gave me Christmas presents!! This week we got TWO snow storms! YES snow in the desert. It was so crazy because it was not much to me being from Colorado and all, but they do not have snow. So everything was closed down and no one was prepared. So my last day of work I only had 12 of my kids.
Because of the snow my dress had not arrived as of noon Thursday and the ball was at 1700 that night. I was able to track it down and met the UPS guy at Burger King to get it and it fit so great! But we were running around like crazy to get on the road for Primm (where the ball was). Then we were going to leave right from there the next morning to come home for leave. It was one crazy day.

THE BALL:
We had a good time at the ball thanks to good people. Derrek looked handsome and I got lots of compliments on my dress. I met some great people I did not know before that work with Derrek. I am kind of sad to be leaving this place now. But we had a great time it was worth it in the end!

OUR JOURNEY HOME:
So Friday morning we got up and got ready to make the drive home. We were doing great and Derrek got lots of sleep so he could drive through the mountains of Colorado when we hit them. So I drove a lot of Utah and the beginning of Colorado. We were doing just fine and then ALL of sudden we hit snow. It was so bad and it was blowing the car everywhere. So we exited and switched so Derrek could drive. We were going like 25-40MPH because the wind was blowing the snow and it was hard to see. People were passing us like crazy and they would make it so hard to see again! Then this truck was seriously inches from hitting us and when he passed we could not see anything and when we could again we were so close to the median in the middle. It was so scary. All signs said only commercial vehicles needed chains so we thought we were fine and we were doing okay. Then all of a sudden up a pass (Vail for those of you who know) we got stuck and tires were just spinning. We tried so hard and we could not move. By this time tears were just running down my face. A sheriff pulled up and got us a tow truck. The truck came and put us on the flat bed...us in the car and all!! Freaking scariest thing in my life. I could not believe he did that. He got us to Frisco which was only 75 miles from home! I was so upset! I know we would have to get a hotel and stay for the night. So after paying the tow truck $200 we had to pay $140 for a room to stay for the night...the mountain resorts have such expensive hotels and we did not have a choose. So finally about 4am we got settled in our room and I passed out. Then today we left about 10am and got home around 1300! Thank goodness! I have never been so grateful for my life, even if we are completely broke till Derrek gets paid next. I am glad to be out of the mountains and with family.

So that is all for now and I will post pictures tomorrow for the ball and some of the kitties travel out here. They were not to happy about it, but they are doing great now. Till next time....
XOXO,
Megs