snowed in

After we left Alpine it took us almost an hour to make it back to Marathon.   When we finally got there we learned that US HWY 90 was now closed down thru Sanderson because of the snow, as well as I-10!  Well, what can I say we Texans just don't know how to drive in the snow!  My husband was less then pleased he couldn't believe there was no snow plows already out clearing the roads and sanding them down!  Sorry honey, I'm sure it's not easy removing the rust off those old plows ya know?  We spent the night at a little inn after realizing we were not the only ones in town that where in the same predicament since both hotels were fully booked.  We couldn't have gotten a nicer place though our room was the only one with it's own bathroom (and jacuzzi tub) in the inn, the upstairs rooms had to share a bathroom.   After seeing our room my husband was in a much better mood and after fully taking advantage of that nice jacuzzi we headed out into the town for dinner about 7pm.  Well, wouldn't you know there was only one restaurant open (I'm beggining to see a theme here) and they wouldn't be able to seat us till around 9:45pm that is if we made reservations right then and there.  So, we made our reservations and decided to walk around for a little, all the little stores were closed except for one so after going in and buying some hot chocolate and a few other things we headed back to our room and waited for dinner time.  In the meantime the girls were playing outside and building a tiny snowman for our little porch.  During the night the old oak tree in front of the inn could not stand the weight of the snow and one of it's huge branches gave way and fell right in front of the house, luckily our room was in the back of the house!  No damage to the old house it just made it to where I could not take a picture of the inn without the obstructed view!  By 10am the next day the roads were clear enough to drive it was a nice sunny morning so, we took off and by the time we reached Sanderson there was very little evidence of a snow storm.   That is sooooo TEXAS for you!