baby, it's cold outside.

ah, what a glorious week.

monday was a normal day. except that there were the threats of horror and inches of ice. i was CONVINCED that it was coming and that my electricity would be going out, so i came home from work and kept bumping my heater up because it was cold in my house. i talked to my mom, who assured me that there was no way the electricity was going out and i should settle down about it. i almost believed her. until 10 pm. when my lights flickered. and then went out. and then came back on. and then went out. and then stayed out all night long. i was all of a sudden wired and called melodie and then my mom to tell her she was wrong. and then my phone died, so i had to go charge it in my car. and then i was still wide awake, so i started up a little seance with about 8 candles and read a magazine by candlelight. as if i lived in the 1800s. (i'm sure they had magazines then, right?) i finally went to bed around midnight. woke up around 5 am. still no buzz of electric anything. and it's getting pretty chilly in my house. showered (DID have hot water, thank goodness!) early so my hair could dry before i had to leave for work. pretty, let me tell you. left for work expecting horrible road conditions, only to find a lot of rain. and no patients. sent home around 10... and tadaaaa... LIGHTS! i've never been so excited to see a clock blink before! went back to the clinic in the afternoon, only to be sent home again, which was fine by me because i had to work overnight tuesday night back at the hospital in the NICU. which means i was "post-call" yesterday and today is a vacation day. awesome!

like i said, glorious!