Monday started out like any other day. The kids and I headed to pool with some friends for a pool playdate. We all had a good time and were worn out so we headed home to take naps. All three of us were sound asleep when Dan came upstairs and woke me up explaining that there was a tornado spotted out in the country in the next county west of here. I woke up and we were glued to the TV. As conditions worsened around the house we saw the winds pick up and the rain start to fall. There was not a whole lot of thunder and lightening but the wind was sooo strong. We started to get nervous. Things were deteriorating by the second out the window and so we decided to wake up the kids and take cover in the downstairs bathroom. It is the only room in the house that has no windows and it is completely interior. The kids were so confused but were good as we sat on a blanket in the bathroom together. I cannot say it was my finest moment of calm and composure. I was scared as I sat there holding them. We've always heard that you'll hear a tornado before you see it and from the sounds of it outside, we were concerned. Luckily, the storm was fast moving one and cleared out pretty quickly. Of course the kids were not going to go back to sleep so we took a walk around the neighborhood to see what damage had occurred. We had lost power about 5 minutes after I woke up and still hadn't gotten it back. The neighborhood looked similar to when the hurricane came through. Debri and branches everywhere and even a huge tree on a house near the entrance. Everyone was ok and the weather was great. We figured that the power would be out for a while and wanted to save as much of the cool from the fridge and freezer so we didn't open either and opted to head to dinner. Well, apparently that was a popular choice because Olive Garden was packed on a Monday night. Lots of people were telling stories about where they were when the storm hit and how scared they were. Apparently, we were not the only ones who took cover in the bathroom. A tornado didn't actually touch down anywhere close to us but by the looks of the damage you could tell the winds were strong. We slept with the windows open and it felt great as the temps were pretty low and were happily surprised to hear the power click on at 6 am. What a day!!
Sean giving his, "I don't want to be taking this picture" face.
Carter excited for dinner!
She ate and ate and ate in true Olive Garden fashion! Luckily the kids were good as we didn't get out of there until 8:30pm!
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