I'll be home for christmas

Thanksgiving break was not what i expected.  the time at home is a story in itself, but the rides there and back were honestly, hell.  On the way up we left early, skipping all classes so that we could beat the border closure.  We made it past the border only to be stopped in snowville.... where we went on a closed road.  I'm sure it sounds really simple and not that bad but the roads were really bad.  --> that is all we could see out the front window.  Brock Johanson is my hero.  he made it through the snow and iced roads.  It took us 12 hours to make a 6 hour drive.  We got stopped by a cop on the closed road and they made us take the back roads to get to boise.  The back roads were worse than the closed road.. hence the reason they are NOW closed.  The whole trip was scary but the trip back to utah was worse. 
The weather was better, and we were more prepared, but the stories that we heard were horrible.  We went through nevada because the I 84 was closed and the I 15 clas closed as well.   the roads were bad but wayy better than before.  We received a phone call on the way back to utah saying that austin's brother's relative was killed in pocatello, so to be careful.  I was sad for them , but had no connection so I didnt understand, or so I thought.  I learned today that that boy who was killed, was one of my friends in High School.  he was dating one of my best friends too.  Its hard to comprehend something like this.  He was 1 month off of his mission.  they spun into oncoming traffic and he was the one who got out to shovel the car out of the way, when he was hit by another out of control driver and died at the scene.  I should be doing homework, but its hard to concentrate, i guess i'm still in shock.  I dont really want to drive home for christmas.  But i'll be home for Christmas. 
http://www.ktvb.com/news/Young-Meridian-man-dies-trying-to-dig-car-out-of-snow-110952524.html
  Dallin ... Loved by all and remembered forever. Forever in the hearts of those you touched :')
~A~