Dr Zhivago, with groceries

It snowed a few inches last night (good for it) and I decided to go grocery shopping this morning (good for me) and let me tell you, it was quite an unpleasant experience. Just walking to the store, which is only down a hill and a couple blocks from my apartment, resulted in a frozen face and a few near tumbles on patches of ice covered with snow. While in Safeway, I decided I would take a cab back, so I loaded up on extra things I wouldn't normally buy when walking to the store. But after having the customer service people call a cab for me and waiting 10 minutes for it before I decided I could walk home quicker than it would take for the cab to arrive, I loaded up my backpack, put on my gloves and hat, and started my trek back. The heavy water, juice, peanut butter and yogurt did weigh me down enough to keep me from falling, but the large slippery package of toilet paper in one arm and box of tide detergent in the other made for some incredibly sore arms. The icy cold wind in the face, snow in the eyelashes and continually dripping nose that I could not wipe because my arms were full made me utter more than a few fuck's as I walked up the hill and eventually collapsed in the lobby of my building (where two people were just coming out of, but did not have the kindness to hold the door open for me). For anyone planning on giving me the "how come you don't have your driver's license yet?" lecture, they can just shut the hell up, as I was obviously thinking that every step of the way. The best part? It's only October 29, and it could very well be like this for the next 4 or 5 months!