Around 11:30 a.m., Ben, Reagan, and I hopped in the car to drive to Colorado to see my parents and brother. We planned to stay the night in Santa Fe and then drive the 3 hours to Pagosa Springs the following morning. Around 7:00 p.m., we weren't so sure we would be able to stick with that plan. Just outside of Santa Rosa, NM, we encountered some wintery weather. The snow came down QUICKLY. We were stuck, solidly, for about 2 hours with 100 of our closest friends on I-40. Believe me, I was panicking. Ben was handling it fine. The man in front of us told us that a semi had tried to climb the hill but kept slipping down...so most likely, we were all going to spend the night on the road until things got cleared. "But don't worry," he had said, "this will blow over by about 5:00 tomorrow morning." What?!?! That did not sit well with me! It was so dark and snowy and I was worried about our dog and my already-slightly-uncomfortable-pregnant-self and just wasn't in the mood to stay on I-40 for 10 hours or however long it was going to be. Here are a couple of pictures we snapped from the car...looks like fun, right? :) However, we can say that we did experience a white Christmas!!
Thankfully, around 9:00 p.m., we started moving. Bless those New Mexico highway rescue workers!! We were able to slowly but surely (after making a rather challenging stop to get some water and snacks...just in case) make our way to the Best Western in Santa Fe, NM, and we finally caught a few z's. We woke up and happily drove the 3 hours it takes to get to Pagosa, so now, we're here! I'll post more pictures from our trip, but here's a picture of the snow and the sun! It's beautiful and sunny and freezing - when we drove in, it was about 11 degrees. The sun helps, though. Ben and my brother plan to ski/snowboard a few days (unfortunately, I am excluded from those activities this year) and overall, we plan to just relax and enjoy the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! 
A happy sight at the end of our drive! We hope to have better weather for the return trip... :)
Thankfully, around 9:00 p.m., we started moving. Bless those New Mexico highway rescue workers!! We were able to slowly but surely (after making a rather challenging stop to get some water and snacks...just in case) make our way to the Best Western in Santa Fe, NM, and we finally caught a few z's. We woke up and happily drove the 3 hours it takes to get to Pagosa, so now, we're here! I'll post more pictures from our trip, but here's a picture of the snow and the sun! It's beautiful and sunny and freezing - when we drove in, it was about 11 degrees. The sun helps, though. Ben and my brother plan to ski/snowboard a few days (unfortunately, I am excluded from those activities this year) and overall, we plan to just relax and enjoy the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! 
A happy sight at the end of our drive! We hope to have better weather for the return trip... :)
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