January 5

Dream 1

I am at my parents’ house. My mother shows me a pair of sneakers she bought for me. I notice a huge scuff mark on one of them, very noticeable because the sneakers are off white. I tell my mother that I’m going to return or exchange them, so I go to the store. My friend is working there but she’s on her way out. There’s a terrible snowstorm going on and she doesn’t want to linger. It wasn’t snowing when I left to go to the store to return the sneakers, but suddenly there is so much snow that we realize we will have to walk since there is no way we can drive in the blizzard. We head out and see rows and rows of backed up traffic visible only by their headlights. I mention that this must be because of the storm but my friend says no, it’s a murder suicide that occurred that afternoon and police have blocked everything off.

Dream 2

I am in my old high school (I might have been working there). I am planning on going somewhere after I leave. A young man comes up to me and asks me if I am going to the place I am headed to (apparently several people were meeting up at the same place). I say yes, and he says ‘good,’ and gives me a passionate kiss that completely confuses me and literally throws me off balance. He walks off. We arrive together at this place which I realize once I get there is the home of my son’s friend. The house is in shambles. It’s dark and cold and there are holes in the walls and ceilings. I am caught off guard and trying to act like I don’t notice anything unusual. 

Dream 3

I am walking or driving on the road I passed all the time as a kid since my street abutted it. I see a mother and toddler on the other side of the road. The mother is watching her toddler. The little girl starts running and starts sliding down the steep banking that leads directly into the busy road. The mother can’t catch her in time. I wake up before I can see whether the toddler gets hurt or worse.