When I got the email saying school was closed on February 12th, I was so excited! Not only was it an unexpected day off, but it was Gaines' birthday, too. Little did we know, though, that we really would get the ice storm they were predicting, which resulted in tons broken limbs and almost two days without heat.
Thankfully we had stocked with the essentials....wine and cheese. ;)
We cooked leftovers on the grill that night (not really the birthday dinner I had planned for Gaines!) and slept under three blankets, two down comforters, and one huge black dog. That might have been a bit of an overkill. ;) We woke up several times in the middle of the night, though, hearing "crack....crack....crack....BOOM!" as huge limbs feel around us. It was so scary!
The next day we woke up early and headed to The Bakery, which had power....and was packed! Gaines was sweet enough to wait in line with me for thirty minutes for a hot cup of coffee, and it was literally one of the best cups I've ever had.
We drove around town trying to keep warm and just couldn't believe the damage. I've thankfully never been through a tornado, but our town looked like one had gone right through it. There were just huge limbs and trees down everywhere.
We spent the rest of the day in Statesboro and then went over to Gaines' grandma's house for dinner that night. And as soon as we got home we saw our front porch light on!
We were only without power for 36 hours, but I know a few friends and co-workers, though, who were without power for 5-7 days! We didn't have any major damage and a lot of the yards and streets have been cleaned up at this point. It also made my heart so happy to hear everyone around town those few days saying things to each other like..."If you need anything please let us know!" or "Come by if you need a hot shower!" Everyone was so willing to share what they had, and it made me so thankful to live in such a great little community.
Happy Wednesday!
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