After Shawno finished saving our apartment, we relaxed in the bedroom. I read a chapter from my book while Shawno cooled off from working hard on the patio. I had the window wide open to let the breeze roll in. Our apartment hasn't been this cool all summer long and we were both loving it.
As the rain started to clear, the birds came out to play. Shawno was sneaky and got this blurry picture of them, haha.
11:41AM
I brought Shawno's desk chair into the living room so I could have a comfy reclining chair to sit in as I read Awakened.
12:49PM
I pulled out my fish-eye lens and snapped a few shots. It was such a peaceful afternoon.
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1:56PM
A short video of the wind blowing the trees.
2:03PM
That middle tree leaning against the trees to the right... we were certain this tree was going to come crashing down.
2:03PM
2:04PM
We don't usually sit on the side of the building as our apartment is on the opposite side, but we made and exception for a potential disaster. Aren't we nice?
2:05PM (This photo does zero justice for the 21 lbs I've lost.
I should stop hunching over when I sit.)
We ate Fettuccine Alfredo Tuna Helper for dinner. Having a gas stove certainly came in handy. Dinner by candle light as we slowly ended our night.
8:42PM
After dinner, we both stretched out on the couches and entertained ourselves with handheld games. As Shawno went out to his car for a third round to charge his phone, I headed to bed to read Awakened by flashlight. LED flashlight, so you know it was super bright! Shawno came to bed and I put my book down but we both knew we weren't ready to fall asleep just yet. We entertained each other with jokes, dry humor, hilarious bathroom work stories, and one round of I-Spy (which he totally won).
At 9AM I woke to the wind blowing leaves all around the parking lot. The power came and went as I was watching the news coverage on Irene. Then shortly before 9:30AM...
Nothing too serious outside. Just rain and leaves scattered everywhere.
9:28AM (My car is surviving!)
Around 9:50AM, we really started getting hit with heavy rain. I ditched my camera phone as soon as the rain really started to pour, but I didn't want to over-do it with the pictures and fill up my memory card too fast. (I tend to do that at the worst time.)
9:52AM (view from slider, looking right)
You can see the water pooling just outside of our patio wall.
9:52AM (view from slider, looking left)
9:53AM (view from the window in the computer room)
9:54AM (view from bedroom window, looking straight)
9:54AM (view from left side of bedroom window, looking right)
Shortly after I finished taking pictures, Shawno yelled for me to help him with the patio as the water wasn't draining fast enough and the water level was rising. We have a fairly small patio so I knew this was going to be a one man job. Shawno immediately grabbed our snow shovel as it was the best tool to use with how much water was in the patio.
9:56AM
He rushed to get as much water out as he could while holding the drain down with his foot (plastic drain covers float... who knew... ... ... yeah.) While it may seem lazy of me not to jump outside and join him, I stayed inside and ran to get anything he asked me to get. Anyway, he did an amazing job getting all the water out. He suffered a battle wound on his right index finger. And of course, we were out of band-aids, so I had to grab a tissue and apply pressure while he stood there in his wet clothes. Poor guy.
9:57AM
The water really came down on him while he was saving the day. Thankful he noticed the water level before it was too late! As the rain calmed down, his job was done. I had dry towels ready for him, a big tupperware bowl to hold his wet clothes, and dry clothes laid out on the bed for him to change into.
Read the rest of our "Irene" experience in Part II, tomorrow at 8AM EST.
Then around 7AM I refreshed my Facebook feed to see that the newest addition to our friends family arrived. If you've been keeping up with my blog for the past month, you'll know that I attended a baby shower at the end of July. At 6:34AM, August 27, Hunter was born, weighing 8lbs 1oz and measuring 22 inches long. I can't wait to meet him!
At 8AM my body finally decided it was time to go back to sleep. Four hours later I woke up to find Shawno on the couch. As I slept he went out and ran a few errands, including getting his oil changed. I wanted to go with him as I knew it would be the last outing before the storm.
I just love looking up over my monitor to see my garden owl and bamboo sitting happy on my window sill.
Garden Owl (with solar powered light)
and my bamboo sitting in a monogrammed jar.
At 2PM I sat down to start on some bookmarks (which I plan on selling! details soon!). That quickly turned into sorting and organizing my crafting materials. I actually enjoy organizing things. :]
When I'm cooking dinner I usually prepare a meal that Shawno and I will both enjoy. Tonight he decided he was going to make something for himself and that I could make whatever I wanted. I had asparagus and zucchini that I had yet to dig into since we went shopping. With the coming storm and the possibility of a power outage, I decided it was the perfect night to go all out at dinner.
Baked salmon, asparagus, sauteed red onions,
zucchini, and mashed potatoes
At 10PM I fired up some Rock Band 3. I've been all about this game lately. I'm currently trying to get myself out of "medium" on both guitar and bass. I always panic when I see that pesky orange button on my screen and I have one heck of a time trying to reach it. I get too comfy with my index finger on green and forget that I can just slide down to push orange with my pinky.
Around midnight I was very much in need of a snack. This juicy mango was calling my name.
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We have been without electricity since about 10am Sunday morning. I'm hoping things go back to normal here in New England, sooner than later. Prayers y'all!
Hurricane Irene is currently attacking the east coast. I plan on sitting at home, reading while the storm does its business, even though I honestly don't think it will affect my area as badly as meteorologists say it will.
We have all the essentials; vanilla Coke Zero for Shawno, a bunch of refilled water bottles, Sam Adams Boston Lager and 4 bottles of Killian's (which you can't see).
As a bonus, check out my brunch. That's one happy spinach and tomato omelette. :D
In the event the power goes out or my internet goes down, I've decided not to post this weekend. Don't worry, if anything juicy happens, I'll be sure to write all about it!
