Blackout

On Monday at 2:00am Jay and I woke up to thunder. The constant flashes of lightning looked as if someone was holding giant strobe lights up to the window. No exaggeration. It was unlike anything I had ever seen! After checking the weather report and seeing that there were 60 mph winds and a possible tornado, we grabbed Kella and booked it to the basement.

Sure enough, ten minutes later we heard the siren for a tornado warning. With the sound of the siren, the wind, thunder, and constant flashes of lightning I had the thought, this is IT. Fortunately the winds eased up, the storm passed and all was well. Mostly.

The storm resulted in many fallen trees, branches and leaves EVERYWHERE, and a power outage that lasted three whole days. Three days doesn't sound too crazy but with all of the power outages I've experience in my life, I've never experienced one that lasted longer than maybe two hours. Apparently even a week long blackout in Michigan isn't a rare thing and we've been encouraged to invest in a generator before winter comes.

The word was that the power would be out until Wednesday evening. So on Tuesday morning we stocked up on flashlights, batteries, and ice. Nearly everything in the fridge and freezer fit in our three coolers. But even with refilling the coolers with ice multiple times, by the time the power finally came back on Thursday night a lot of our food had to be thrown out.

Living without power for three days was certainly inconvenient, but we really made the best of it. I enjoyed spending a little more time and eating out with my Jay. And every day since the power came back on we mention how truly grateful we are for electricty.