This past weekend the South hunkered down for the great "snow"-pocolypse of 2017 with buying all the bread, milk and eggs they could get your hands on since you know when the meteorologist say "1-4 inches of snow" its going to be bad and you needs to buy at least 3 days worth of food in case of a snow-in. Well we bought the food, yet we didn't get the beautiful snow we anticipated. We got the layers of ice instead, or at least that it was I got at my apartment.

In the past snowstorms I encountered I was always with my family, but this time I choose to stay in my apartment and experience this snowstorm away from family. It was a weird yet exciting experience for me, I felt completely independent and more of an adult. I had to go out and buy my own groceries and figure out if I had enough supplies like candles, flashlights, batteries, blankets and etc. In the past I never had to worry about these things because my mom always took care of it for us, all my responsibilities were to stay inside and pray we get to stay out of school for at least a day; that's all a kid really dreams of when potential snow comes into forecast.

I had to makes sure I had everything and plan for the worse which was having the power go out, and for while the worse did happen. The power did cut off and in that moment I felt extremely like an adult because in all the times when I was at home we were lucky to never have the power go out on us. The only time I can remember something happened like that happening was years before I was born, the Blizzard of 93', where my dad complained about all the meat that got spoiled in the chest freezer they had. So when the power went out I immediately had to light the countless candles and make sure the refrigerator was closed, that was easy for me since my roommates left for a time being to go to friends houses that had power. Now some may think well isn't that dangerous to be alone in apartment with no power, well yes it can be scary but it was an experience I needed as a young adult. It was a reminder that I won't always be with my family and I may've to fend for myself in some occasions, I think that is the beauty of moving away and test what you are really capable of doing on your own. So I got item marked on my bucket list and was given a chance to test my capabilities of being an adult.