Friday was an interesting day, but I was very blessed, so I feel like thanks is due to a great many people.
-Thank you to Andrew who ordered me to leave early in order to try to beat the storm.
Andrew got this message from his son, but we had no idea how fast the storm would come in. Unfortunately, the blizzard hit between my getting on I-15 and I-80. Drivers were encouraged to avoid Parleys if they didn't have 4 wheel drive or chains, so I had to pull off I-80 in the middle of I had no idea. I parked in an empty church parking lot in the freezing cold and called Mom.
-Thank you Mom for finding me phone numbers since I never thought to program some into my phone for emergencies.
If mom hadn't helped me I would have probably ended up going to my best friend's grandparent's in-law. (Yes, I know where they live. Mandy and I are that kind of friends). The Brosnahans are super nice and offered to let me stay at their house last Christmas, but I still would have felt very uncomfortable showing up on their porch and asking if they remembered their grandson's wife's best friend and could I maybe wait out the storm on their couch?
-Thank you Uncle Mike, for sacrificing an hour of your busy work day at the hospital to kindly rescue your stranded and clueless niece.
Mike spent about an hour on the phone with me, helping me figure out where the heck I was (Millcreek, as it turns out) and giving me step-by-step instructions to his house in Cottonwood Heights and telling me how to get in through the garage. He even offered to take me home in his truck if the roads didn't get better. I ended up taking a nap on the couch for a couple of hours, and was very relieved to be out of the storm.
-Thank you to Aunt Stephanie for welcoming me into her home when she had four kids to care for.
Even though they were late for their anniversary date that night, Steph found me a pillow, blankets, and a tooth brush in case I couldn't make it home that night. She and Mike also made sure I was well fed and felt comfortable. They are angels.
-Thank you to the Highway Patrol and all people who drive the snowplows for working so hard to help everyone get home.
-Thank you to Heavenly Father and the angels that protected me and made me feel safe.
I felt very blessed on Friday. Even though I stress out over everything, I felt calm and safe even when I was cold and lost and couldn't see through the snow. When I was set apart as a missionary, I was promised that I would be alert as I commuted and that I would be protected. I definitely felt that protection on Friday. Lots of drivers got stuck or crashed that day, but I was able to drive home safely that night when the canyon was mostly cleared. Even more, I felt completely safe as I drove, if a bit worried. I was home before 8 and able to sleep in my own bed. Thank you to everyone who helped me and prayed for me. It made a big difference.
Side note: it is probably faster to take a sled down Parley's when it is snowing. Traffic was at a measly 15 mph, but I'm pretty sure with the lane that hadn't been plowed I could easily have gotten 80 on a sled.
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And just for my own record's sake, here are the things I did this week:
- Watch the BYU Special, Winter Thaw, for FHE. Maybe it's because I haven't seen a movie in six months, but I thought it was very good. You'll have to watch it.
- Set up for a surprise baby-shower for Enchantment. It was a complete success and they even found a bakery that make dairy/egg/gluten free cake. Even more amazing, it was really good!
- Explain to someone that I can't transfer an employee that was never hired by the Church in the first place (sometimes managers get sneaky and hire another temp without telling us).
- Fuss with a different spreadsheet (purple is done, green is transferred, orange means the manager messed up and has some explaining to do)...
- Explain that re-hiring people is not my job.
- Terminate and transfer employees.
- Update spreadsheets. Actually, it's just THE spreadsheet. I create a new version every week.
- Add people to e-mail list.
- Add agenda items.
- Recycle a lot of boxes (My office has been the temporary storage unit for the employee Christmas presents). I don't even feel like complaining, I love my desk so much.
- Approve parking requests. Apparently this is part of my job? I'll assume I have that power since it worked.
- Create a powerpoint.
- Lead the music at our PSD Christmas Devotional. Bishop Waddell was presiding, but I was surprisingly calm.
- Attempt to find somewhere you can get a Swiss Legend watch repaired.
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