snow day

i didn't take any pictures of the snow or riley in it yet, but this is riley on the day of her first big snowstorm. you can see that she is not pleased. this is why:
it took me 2 hours to pick her up from daycare and then 1 1/2 hours to get home with her. i traveled approximately 7 miles total, although i'm not completely sure because i took a crazy route.

essentially, 10 inches of snow fell in a few hours, and everyone in the state of rhode island decided to be on the road simultaneously. rhode islanders are not good drivers. people were stuck on hills, intersections were blocked, there was no way a plow could get through (never mind emergency vehicles).

i am not proud to say that to get home with my screaming baby i resorted to driving through someone's yard, passing cars by driving on the sidewalk, and--yes--getting out of my car to yell at someone(s) who was blocking the intersection. i followed a hummer for awhile, too, which brought us the wrong way down a one-way street . . .

it was worth it.