Day 5

Brrrrrr. It is so freaking cold outside. I hate the cold almost as much as I hate the hot. I can't believe Nick and I ever even entertain the idea of living in Chicago one day. Whatever. Nevergonnahappen. Nice place to visit, to fucking cold to live there. Snow is in the forecast in the next couple days and I hope to have nowhere to go so I can enjoy it the way it should be enjoyed: Looking out window at it while in my warm jammies.
I stopped at the grocery this morning to pick up a few things for dinners this week. I didn't full out grocery shop because I haven't checked the sale papers or my coupons yet. I called my parents to see if they needed anything and since mom had heard "snow" she needed two loaves of bread and a gallon of milk. I don't know about the rest of the world but there is a strange phenomenon that occurs here when snow is coming. People lose their minds over bread and milk. I could almost get it if there was some peanut butter or bologna thrown in there but nope, just bread and milk. I didn't buy either for myself because there is a loaf of bread in the kitchen that I think is still edible and I knew I had milk because I had been drinking it. Besides, it's just snow, right? Still can't explain why, when I got home and saw I had less than half a gallon of milk I felt a pang of regret in my gut.
Major happening of the day was getting a flat tire. I knew I needed to replace that one odd ball tire soon but had no idea soon = now. Luckily, I was within a mile of home. Unluckily, I realized my AAA expired on 12/31/09 and I had forgotten to renew it. I called my dad, dug out the little doughnut tire and sat in the car to wait. I had no tire tool, no jack. Oh well, dad was coming! Dad gets there and he didn't bring a jack. WHAT??!? He threw the doughnut in the back of the van and said, "lets just try to drive it home". Oh, joy! Yes, let's! I get back in the car, arm my flashers and set off at a break neck speed of about 5mph. Dad is behind me with his flashers on and there is a steady build of cars behind him who angrily pass us at any chance. WORST PARADE EVER.