Over the years, our family has made a joke about the coincidental fact that, every time we plan a vacation or try to do something fun and interesting, weather always seems to get in the way and make the planned vacation far less enjoyable. Seldom have we gone traveling and had really good weather while doing so. So here we are, getting ready for another attempt at traveling out west for some sun and warmth, and wouldn’t you know it - the forecast for snow and arctic temperatures is arriving just as we are getting ready to set out.

I don’t enjoy driving in the snow any more than the next person, so I am trying to set our travel schedule so that we can miss the upcoming snow events. There are apparently two back-to-back snow makers on the horizon for this week, and so the choice seems to be threading the needle between the two, or waiting until the second one goes through and leave then. This makes reserving rooms for the trip very difficult. I’ve already rescheduled one round of rooms, but I have to decided if I’m going to reschedule again so we leave after the 5th. There seems to be a break in the action after that, although the temperatures are predicted to be in the teens by then across a lot of the eastern half of the country. I don’t like relying on weather reports this far out, but the accuracy of weather forecasting is getting better and better, and it’s hard not to look at what’s coming and say “not gonna happen.” The waiting game really sucks.

The sad part is that all the snow here is gone, as warm weather and rain have washed it away. If I could leave now, that would be ideal, but we’d have to pack up pretty quickly at this point, cancel a few appointments, and find another AirBnB someplace where we could hole up until we can check into our destination. Winter traveling is the worst, and it looks like the Loughlin vacation curse is hitting us once again.