Day 84

Merry Christmas everyone! So today was one of the biggest "grown up" decision I have ever made. If you are married or have a serious girl friend then you know about multiple family gatherings. Today we went to my in-laws and then we were suppose to go to my parents. My in-laws live about 30 minutes away from us and they also baby sit our dogs when we leave town. So it has been raining all day long and I knew that the weather was going to turn later on in the evening.
We had dinner and watch the lone grand-daughter, on my wife side, get tons of presents. We stayed for a bit after dinner and to relax then it was of to my parents house. My folk live about 3 to 4 hours west of us. As we left my in-laws, I called my dad and told him we were on our way. He said that it was switching over to sleet there and calling for 9 inches. I did not think much of this till he suggested that we think about leaving tomorrow morning. I figured we should be OK, I had driven in worst. At that point I hear my niece in the back ground screaming or laughing, which surprised me since they were suppose to have left already. So that posed some concern. I talked to the wife about it and see if she was OK about driving tonight instead of early in the morning.
As we were driving to get on the interstate I decided to call a friend that live half way between me and my parents. I asked him about the weather there, he said it was raining but they said it was suppose to be switching over in a few hours. Well in a few hours would have been when we would have hit that area. For me driving in snow is no big deal, I was a delivery driver in college and I learned how to drive in all sorts of crappy weather. As I was ending my call to my friend, my mind is stirring and I decided to head home and leave early in the morning. We were only suppose to get a dusting of snow and by the time we get there the roads should be fairly clear. I called my dad and he was relived that we changed our plans. I also found out that my brother decided to stay the night due to the weather.
Being single and driving in this I feel very confident about my skills and everything and even if I get stuck should be ok. Then the "grown-up" person with responsibilities woke up. I am not by my self, I am married and expecting my first born. I can not take the chance when I have my future we are talking about. Plus my mom would have been up all night worrying about us. In all, I think I made the right choice. Plus according to all my Facebook friend that crossed the state it was nuts driving in it. A little short from three months and I am already changing the way I think about my family's safety, what will the next 6 months bring. I can't wait to find out.