Thursday, August 21, 2014

Rain

I love the rain.
I love cuddling up and watching the rain fall from the safety of my home.
I love the smell of rain.
I love the cleansing nature of rain.
I love the sound of rain.

What I hate about the rain?
Driving in it.
It never used to bother me.
Until I about died last week.
Maybe I'm just being dramatic...
(It's probable...)
But I was on my way to work at about 4:20 in the AM...and the road decided to be flooded in such a manner that I couldn't tell it was flooded.
Stupid road.
So as I was speeding up on the on-ramp, I thought nothing of it.
Until I crossed the road construction down onto the old road...and hydroplaned something fierce.
I was 100% certain I was going to crash.
There was no doubt in my mind I was about to run off the road.
Through divine intervention (thank heavens for morning family prayer...), I didn't.

So once I regained control I obviously started bawling.
And decided I no longer like driving in the rain.
At all.
Even if it's drizzling.
I sure hope I get over it...
Because there is a lot of commuting to Idaho Falls in my future.
And winter will be here sooner than I'd like.
And you know what I dislike even more than driving in the rain?
Driving in the snow and ice.