Monday, August 29, 2011

rain, rain, go away

i've made it through more than i thought i was capable of this year. now i can add hurricane to that list.

let me preface by saying that i absolutely HATE storms. or should i say, i hate storms when i am experiencing them alone. i'm not ashamed to admit that i was the teenager who still ran into my parents room during extra scary middle-of-the-night storms. for me there's a comfort in being near other people during those moments. safety in numbers or something like that.

despite all that i found myself alone in my house late saturday night when irene started really pounding our area. i did choose to be alone. my entire family graciously offered up their spare bedrooms for me so i didn't have to ride it out alone. do they know me or what? haha! but i turned them down. i guess i was feeling brave or something. all was fine. i enjoyed my quiet evening at home and i was in the last 2 minutes of a cheesy hallmark movie (right when he was about to declare his undying love) and then it came on- the dreaded emergency broadcast system stating that there was a tornado warning for our county. i grabbed my pillow, a blanket, a candle, my phone and my laptop (priorities people) and traipsed down to the basement until the threat passed. by then the power went out and it was eerily dark. did i mention i don't really like the dark either?

i managed to put on my big girl panties though and suck it up. i told myself that this is a year of discovering just how strong i am and that i am capable of more than i imagined (with God's help of course). i stuck some earplugs in because the pounding wind and rain was so loud and went to sleep. when i woke up the power was still out, but i made it through just fine. add that one to the list of ever-growing new experiences.

over 24 hours later and my house is still out of power. it's ok though. it could be much worse. and i finally took my family up on their offer and slept at my sister's last night.

<---- waking up to this face is the best.

praying for those who were really impacted by this storm. it's been a crazy weather week for us east-coasters. looking forward to a week full of sunshine after all that rain.




much love,

 

7 comments:

Katie @ Loves of Life said...

;) You are strong. But it's fun to have random slumber parties, yea? :)

xo

Cheryl said...

Wow you're brave! I'm glad you're all okay though after that bia Irene! :-)

Hailey @ Me and My Boys said...

Glad yall were okay! I like storms, but not the kind that can potentially hurt people. Yay for close family, huh? :)

Unknown said...

you are brave! I don't think i couls have just gone downstairs when the warning came on!hope the power comes back on soon!

Sarah said...

So now I know there is hope for my Malea Faith...she is my one child that always winds up sleeping in my room with the fist sound of a storm ;-) Hope you get your power on soon...

Kishah said...

I am happy to hear that you are ok! :) I will continue to keep you, your loved ones, and those impacted by the storm in my prayers!

Brittany Ann said...

I, too, was that teenager! So proud of you, girl!