More Cold

The groundhog called for six more weeks of winter. But I'm hoping that all six of those weeks were crammed into this one week. That's sure what it felt like. The weather just switched between snowing and below zero temps. I read somewhere on the oh-so-reliable internet that all this weather was actually created by Disney to promote their movie "Frozen". Well Disney, if you're reading this, I can guarantee that I will no longer be singing "the cold never bothered me anyway". It definitely has.

I've basically been suffering from cabin fever. Other than getting my drivers license and plates switched over to Ohio on Tuesday (about time, I know), I've only been going out to get to work. Yes, that means I haven't even gone outside long enough to take off my Nebraska plates and switch them to Ohio. In the rare case I see a cop, much less get pulled over by one, I'm sure they'll understand that the weather has made this impossible.

Take today for example. I go to church north of Delaware (the city, I don't drive hundreds of miles to go to church in another state). Delaware happens to be the city that our former president Rutherford B. Hayes was born. I thought it might be fun to visit his birth site after church today, and then maybe go across the street to tour the Ohio Wesleyan University campus. On my way to church, between enduring the bitter cold and sliding around the icy streets, I decided that I would probably just make a quick stop to the birthplace and save the college for another day. By the time I actually made it to church (miraculously on time, despite driving twenty mph slower than the regular speed limit), I knew that, unless some weather miracle happened, it would be wisest to go straight home after service. But as I drove home without any fun activities checked off of my to-do list, I remembered that I was going to meet up with a neighbor I have yet to meet at IGA to hand off some books I no longer want. But about an hour before our meetup time, she messaged me saying there was no way she would be able to get out today. So since then, I've been at home, snacking, napping, and watching Duck Dynasty and 19 Kids.

I wish I had something more exciting to report, but all I have now is hopes to one day see more of the world. I try to take a monthly trip, but it just wasn't possible in January. (However, on the first day of February, I ended up riding along to see downtown Columbus, which I hadn't seen before. And I also attended the CCCA sectional at Heartland in late January. I guess one of those could count.) I'm hoping to go to the Creation Museum in a couple weeks, especially after watching Ken Ham's debate with Bill Nye this week. Yeah, watching TV has been one of my few forms of entertainment in this weather. There was watching the debate (which was plan B because I had original plans to go to a movie prescreening that night), having a movie night with coworkers watching "CAMP", and then just watching some different reruns. But of course, getting there is all dependent on if I feel safe driving all the way down to the Kentucky border.

In all, I'd just like to apologize for no postings, no pictures, no interesting stories. I really wish I did have something to share. At least now I have the experience of these incredible temperatures and weather. But I'm hoping that it ends up being a literal once-in-a-lifetime experience!