Monday, August 29, 2011

'I can see clearly now the rain is gone...'

So what did you do this weekend? Anything fun?

We had some fun if you count staying mostly tucked snugly into the confines of our own house listening to the wind blow and the rain lash while we watched a forest full of huge trees on the hill behind us sway and dance to the music of Irene.

Saturday was gray and drizzly but we ventured out early in the day to do a little shopping because someone has a birthday coming up and birthdays wait for no man. Or in this case, woman. Why are hurricanes women? One of the stops we made was at Best Buy and we were surprised at the crowds in the store. People were buying televisions and appliances and all sorts of electronics as a hurricane zipped up the coast. Something about that seemed strange but maybe they all had daughters with birthdays in the next few weeks too. And daughter2, in case you are reading this, rest assured you are not getting an appliance for your birthday. Nor are you getting a big TV but I think you already knew that.

We stopped for lunch on the way home because Irene was determined to put a damper on the minimalist cooking mantra I adopt on the weekends. We always eat out at least one meal on the weekends and hubs usually grills the rest. Hurricanes and grilling do not mix although I know some people resorted to boiling water for coffee on their grills Sunday morning. We do what we have to, right?

The worst of the storm hit here after midnight on Sunday morning. Hubs was asleep on the couch and the next day pronounced that it wasn't too bad. You do know its only people who sleep thru hurricanes that say things like that, don't you? I was awake throughout because someone needed to worry about the possibility of falling trees and flooded basements. We never did lose power so I was able to distract myself browsing Pinterest.

Sunday was a nasty day weather wise and although the storm had technically passed by early morning the winds and rain continued most of the day. We came thru it without anything more than some tree branches down and leaves scattered across the yard but there is significant flooding in our area and many are still without power. Hubs is working from home this morning since we know his route to work has 'issues' but the sun is shining in a bright blue sky and the air outside feels like fall.

This morning we have a chimney inspection scheduled in preparation for cooler weather and tonite we're going to a football game. Summer is winding down and we're gearing up for autumn, my favorite season of the year. Minus the hurricanes of course.

21 comments:

  1. Well... I, for one, am happy that you're okay.

    Are there REALLY no hurricanes that are men? I want to tell a joke, but oh! I can't. I won't.

    I must exit quickly in case it should slip out.

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  2. Your weekend sounds very much like ours. Glad you weren't effected any more than you were.

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  3. Actually they now rotate between men's names and women's names. This one was Irene the next one forming is Jose. One year the start A with a woman's name the next year they start at A with a man's name. Here is the list for the next few years. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml We are studying hurricanes right now.

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  4. I'm so glad you all stayed safe! It was so scary hearing about the evacuations.

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  5. You can grill inside on a George Foreman grill so the hurrican wouldn't affect that unless you lost power.

    Tastes just as good as a grill.

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  6. Glad you are ok and relieved that your hair was highlighted before the downpour ;)

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  7. So glad you all are ok. I couldn't help but wonder (and worry) as I watched the reports of Irene hitting your part of the country.

    Wish we'd get some fall-ish weather here. Going to be pushing 100 again in a couple of days. :-(

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  8. So glad you had a relatively uneventful hurricane, even if you did have to cook!

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  9. I was thinking about you and praying for you all weekend. Weird for a virtual friend, huh? Glad you all are okay and your property is okay as well.

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  10. My husband slept thru it all too! I was up all night and can't understand "how someone could have slept thru that"?

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  11. Glad to hear that you're ok. We got a little wind on Friday, but not a single drop of rain all weekend. Good thing your power didn't go off and you could surf the Internet. Sometimes I wonder how I ever got along without it. :-)

    Have fun at the football game tonight. :-)

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  12. Glad to hear you guys are still in one piece. I Like the minimalist cooking approach you have on the weekends..

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  13. So glad your okay. I was so worried about all my blogging friends who live up that way. My husband sleeps through everything!

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  14. I was wondering all weekend! I was even worried how your new patio would fair. ha.

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  15. Glad you are okay and house still intact.

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  16. We were OK in our city, but our coast received some damage, especially the Outer Banks. We didn't even get any rain, but on Saturday the wind was terrible. And it was weird outside.... hard to explain. My husband is the same as Tim. He could sleep through a war, I think!!! Glad you all are OK and didn't have any damage. Enjoy your week. Love & blessings from NC!

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  17. Glad you survived Irene too. I did think about your area wondering if you were experiencing those crazy winds too and all those trees by you.

    What a fun weekend:) I don't think so!

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  18. Glad to hear you came through unscathed. I'm also watching for every sign of fall. Can't wait!

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  19. Glad y'all came through it okay. Must've been nice to have your hubs there for the day...even though he was working!

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  20. I'm late making the rounds since we were out of town for the weekend. I'm so glad that all is well at your house following Irene!

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  21. Glad all is well at your house. We didn't get so much as a cloud in the sky.

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