Well, it’s been an interesting past few days, if I do say so
myself. My family has been without power for about forty hours now but so has most
of my town and state.
On Friday night, two of my friends and I had planned to go
see the movie Ted at the theater. The showing started at 9:50 but since the
movie had premiered that day, we decided to meet at 9. I got there a little
before then, struggled to find a parking spot, and when I finally did, I got
out and waited outside so the three of us could get tickets together.
I waited for about two minutes when all of a sudden, the
lights in and outside the theater went off. They flickered for a couple
seconds, went off for a bit again, and then came back on. Those steps repeated
until all of a sudden, a gust of wind picked up and almost knocked me down. That’s
no exaggeration. My shirt literally almost came off and I could not stand.
Mulch and leaves were flying everywhere and I decided once I couldn’t see from
it getting in my eye, I had better go inside. People were in a panic. Everyone
ran inside and as the lights continued to flicker, I said a little prayer that
there wouldn’t be a tornado. When Annie and Alli got there, we stood in line and
wondered what in the world was going on. The manager came out and told us the
movies would still be showing but that because the power went off, it
interrupted the showings and they had to get everything set back up. We decided
to stay since it was probably too dangerous to drive home and also, we were in
a pretty safe building. The movie started a little late and was interrupted
about five times from the power going off, but we finally were able to see the
movie in its entirety and it was worth the wait! Haha!
As I drove home in the complete dark of the roads, I was
curious as to what the damage was. The streetlights were out, the stoplights
weren’t working, and the houses had no lights on. I got home and ours as well,
had no power. The house began to get warm upstairs but I made it through the
night without dying of being overheated. Haha.
Mom and I got up the next morning to find that our yard was
thankfully in pretty good shape but the rest of the town wasn’t. No, it wasn’t
like we had a tornado or hurricane but the wind that tore trees out of the
ground and pulled power lines down only went on for an hour or so. It’s crazy
what wind can do.
So, basically, everyone is still out of power, the governor
declared Virginia in a state of emergency, and the restoration in terms on
power outages is equivalent to what would happen during a hurricane. It’s
insane. It could have been worse but we’re all hoping the air comes back on
soon because it’s sickening when you’re not used to it.
All I’ve done this past two days is drive in my
air-conditioned car, lay in a baby pool, and drink Starbucks. I guess I can’t complain. All the
quiet of no internet, no music, no t.v., no air purifiers, no fans, and no air
condition has made me realize three things. One, I’m not very good at being
bored. Two, I need this kind of peace more often. And three, it’s hard to look
at the positive side when something out of the ordinary happens. BUT, like I
said, it really could have been so much worse. I don’t have anything to
complain about and I’m just glad life will be back on track in the next day or
so.
Wow! That doesnt sound fun at all!
ReplyDeletePraying your power will come back on soon!
xoxo,
Rachel Nicole @ Summer Breeze
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hopefully the power comes back soon!
ReplyDeletealso. i'm in love with the first and last four photos. so beautiful.
Thanks so much, Jocee!!! :D
DeleteI'm so glad you are all okay! Wow.. this year has been BAD with fires, floods, tornadoes, etc. I'll be praying your power comes back on! That is no fun in that heat... :/ Sounds like a pretty good schedule, though. ;)
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That's exactly what happened here too! I was just standing outside with my sister then all the sudden the wind began blowing crazily! Our lights flickered like that too. Thankfully our power didn't go out but a huge tree fell down blocking the road.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you made the best out of it though!! Starbucks can make anything better. :) I love all of your photos as usual and your dog just looks so chill! :) I'm glad you got to see the movie finally! Was it really that good? I have been a skeptic of it...
xo!
Really?! Do you live in Virginia? It's been insane. We still don't have power.
DeleteAnd the movie was hilarious but it's definitely rated correctly as R. I don't think the messages it conveys are good but overall, that doesn't bother me too much because I love to laugh! :)
All the cute pictures! I really like it! :D
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:P :P That's crazy!! I am really not fond of tornadoes. We get a lot around here. I'm glad you were safe! I always think power outages are kinda fun. ^_^ I'm weird though....Fun pictures! Glad to see you're making the best of it. lol. <3 Hope your power comes back on soon!
ReplyDeleteIt seems that its great to turn lights off and put the blinds down and rest inside the house. I think that it would be great to regulate enough lights inside the room. I know that everyone wanted a comfortable room.
ReplyDeleteWow, that must be so stressful! HOpe everything settles down for you soon!
ReplyDeleteI hope the power goes back on soon for you! That must be really hard since it's been so hot lately! Stay cool! :) Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteI totally missed all of this while I was on vacation! I'm glad you're trying to look on the bright side of all of it... and I'm sure you have your power back by now, right? The baby pool looks fun :)
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