Snowy Day in Wisconsin

That drive home from Madison was just awful. And I spent a lot of it being concerned about how Danae was handling her own drive. Fortunately, she is warm and safe at home, as am I.

Tomorrow is my first day of classes for the semester. I still don't really feel ready. But it starts with Relaxation at 10:00, so maybe that will help. *laughs*

-----

Anyway, I'm feeling a little bit down with the end of a lovely weekend spent with Danae. But my parents had hot food ready for me, and one of my favorite foods at that. They're wonderful people.

Unfortunately, it had to be delayed while we dealt with the car. No cars may be on the streets to do a snow emergency. My mother came out to move her car out so I could park mine ahead of hers in the driveway, but she got stuck at the end. We dug her out, and she got stuck again in a snowbank across the street when backing out. She'd gotten a shovel out the first time, and we went through a few rounds of digging out the back wheels and moving a bit until it was finally loose. It's a rear wheel drive land yacht with little weight in the trunk. I suggested buying some sand tubes to put in there.

(Going to Be) On the Road Again

And now I'm getting ready to drive to Oklahoma. I'm picking Lisa up at work on Wednesday night, and she and I are leaving around 8 or 9 Thursday morning. It's an eleven-plus hour drive, and we want to be there early enough to ensure spots in line for dental work. Say, midnight at the latest. She's bringing a cot. I'm bringing a blanket and pad. And maybe my unicycle. I haven't had any practice on it in a long time, and it should be warm there.

I'm going to book a cheap motel for Friday night, 'cause I'm not driving back without a real night's sleep. On the return trip, depending on time and mood, I hope to see a few interesting things. The longest multiple arch dam in the country. The largest Buddhist statue in the country (In Oklahoma of all places). An old theatre or two.

I stopped at Target on my way into town to buy some stuff for upcoming events. I got exercise clothes for my yoga and exercise classes. For the yoga class, I bought a stability ball. (I hope there's somewhere on campus to store it.)

And I bought some pajama pants and a shirt. I've wanted to go to a cuddle party for a long time, but distance and scheduling have prevented me. There's one in Racine coming up soon, so I reserved a spot. Hopefully it'll be low-key, happy, and relaxing. I could use some more of that.

Next week, I have a neurology appointment and I'll be meeting a counselor at Parkside for the first time. With all of that on top of resuming classes and work at the archives, It's busy time again!

Blizzardy-thing is Blizzardy

And there's the cancellation of class announcement for UW-Parkside. I guess I have no classes on the first day of my new semester.