pre and post hurricane

 I'm happy to report, that Sandy is gone, and all is well, here at least.  Monday was the "worst" day, where it rained the whole day, and it got really windy at night. As I mentioned in my last post, the lights flickered several times Monday night, but luckily our power never went out.

It is such a tragedy what has happened to many, due to the hurricane.  My heart and prayers go out to them as they move forward and try to rebuild their communities and their lives. It make it much more real when things like this happen not too far away from where you live.  I feel incredibly blessed that nothing happened to us or our belongings.

I think now on since the storm, the weather is going to stay cool (nooo!!) We're talking in the 40s-50s.  I don't want to talk about it...

Rewind a few days- this past weekend before Sandy moved in, we headed to Annapolis for an afternoon trip.  It was my first time being at a part of the Atlantic Ocean!  It was a cloudy day but we enjoyed walking around.  It wasn't as exciting of a harbor that we may have expected (maybe because people were preparing for the next few days), so we're hoping to get our next harbor fix in the near future in Baltimore; Wolfgang says it's "much better."   Here are just a few shots of Annapolis.

 

My cute husband :)

What you do during a hurricane

Oh hey! Noticed my blog dramatically changed?  Yeah, that's what you do when you're bored and it's not exactly safe to leave the house. You like?  I'm currently obsessed with all things maps, so hence the background.

Due to Sandy, it has been raining all day, and it's really windy outside.  The lights have flickered several times today, but we still have power! (knock on wood).

It was really nice to have Wolfgang at home all day with me, even if he had to work for a few hours. Tomorrow will just be a repeat of today, and maybe we'll get a little more creative with things to do.  My two interviews today were cancelled which was kind of a bummer, but it was for the best.  Plus, it's not like I would have been able to start work in the next couple of days with this weather anyway.

And guess what? Wolfgang is going to be blogging again!  He's currently getting it up and running again, so I'll share it when he's done.  This is kind of a big deal, since it's been several years (pre-wedding I think) since he's blogged; we'll see how long it lasts.

To all my friends and family (one cousin) on the east coast- keep safe!

Hello, Sandy

So, Hurricane Sandy is on it's way, and I'm glad I don't live right on the coast.  People here are going a little crazy, and doing everything last minute to be ready for the rain, high winds, and possible power outages.

A few days ago, our apt complex community association people whatevers sent us an elaborate email on how to prepare for the upcoming storm.  Then today in church, they also went over some things that would be a good idea to prepare.  If it's anything like the tsunami warnings we experienced in Hawaii, we're not too worried about it; but we'd also rather be safe than sorry.

Today we brought in our patio furniture as the association recommended, so that the high winds won't toss it around, and tonight we've been storing and boiling water, new batteries for the flashlights, etc.  Also Wolfgang has already been advised to work from home tomorrow (whoohoo!), and one of my job interviews was cancelled.

So if you don't see me blogging for a while, you'll know we are trying to save on our battery life, orrrr....I have nothing to blog about.