What was supposed to be a 9 hour trip ended up taking around 11 hours because of the weather. Until we got to northern Oklahoma, the worst we had was rain. But, as we drove further north, the temperature dropped, the rain turned to snow, the snow accumulated on the roads, and the roads turned to ice. I was only able to go around 45 mph for several long stretches of highway. I did feel myself start to slide a few times, but never lost control or anything. Snow driving isn’t bad as long as you respect the roads and don’t get scared.

Getting into town was a relief. It was the first time I’d done any in-town driving with Freya in the snow, so of course I had to have a little fun on a few turns with the rear-wheel drive. I’ve gotten a much better feel for how Freya will react since my last experience of spinning around in an intersection. I’m looking forward to more rear-wheel fun the rest of the time I’m here. :-)

Today I started work back at the bank again. Coming back after being at school for a while is almost routine now. They had a list of projects that should keep me busy for the Christmas break, and I got back into the flow of things pretty quickly.

I’m looking forward to a few weeks with no classes to worry about. Being able to relax for a little while is good.