Welcome to August, Virginia! What am I saying? Really, this whole summer has felt like August - hot and humid. And of course, we have the mandatory afternoon summer thunderstorms. Last week, the Thursday night thunderstorm broke a huge tree in our neighborhood, which took down an electric pole - with wires and all. The result? No power for half of the neighborhood from Thursday to Saturday night. Which half, you ask? Our half, of course.
What I missed the most was not the TV, Internet, or AC - but the fridge. When it is 82 degrees in your home, you really want a cold glass of water. But of course, tap had to do. We endured the heat for one night after which we migrated to our sister-in-law's house who was gracious enough to host us (her baby girl Leela kept us well entertained). These days without power really made me appreciate all the things that I normally take for granted: walking into my cool home, turning on the lights, TV/laptop, using our landline phone, and eating ice cream out of our freezer. It is hard to live without these things when you are simply addicted to them.
Other, more positive highlights of our summer include: the arrival of our first niece and Goddaughter, beautiful baby Leela, hosting guests from Austria/Romania, remodeling our master bathroom, attending a great wedding in the Duck, NC, hanging out with friends, enjoying produce from our garden and - of course - next weekend is our fourth annual Asssateague Island camping trip.
Happy Dog Days of summer everyone - and stay cool!
