Whoever came up with the name Frankenstorm deserves a
raise.
The meteorologists at the Weather Channel have been tracking
this storm for what seems like weeks.
Each day they were talking about the horrible mess it was going to create
and speculating which model path would be correct. I didn’t give it much thought and the only
stocking up we did was pick up some extra firewood. We joked at work on Friday
about how lovely it would be to have the day off on Monday since we unfortunately
didn’t have a single snow day in DC last year.
But my doubts were high. I
figured it would be another hyped up East Coast storm that didn’t amount to
anything but a few sprinkles and some knocked over lawn chairs.
Yesterday as we were standing in the check out line at the
grocery store we received word the Federal Government announced it would be
closed on Monday. I’m not ashamed to say
I gave a cheer and did a little dance.
Yes I got some stares. In my mind
even if the storm didn’t add amount to anything, I still received a three-day
weekend without taking a vacation day.
Ah life is grand.
Fast forward to this morning when I woke up and looked
outside thinking there would be snow.
After all, it’s a day off due to inclement weather and that typically
means snow. Nope, just rain. And wind. Nick had left for work hours
earlier so after making myself some breakfast I headed out to the store to get
some bare necessities- cinnamon rolls, Jelly Belly Sours….and ingredients to
make dinner for tonight. Surprisingly the
store shelves were pretty well stocked and I got everything on my list.
I will say this has been one of the most productive days
I’ve had in weeks. My house is cleaner
then it has been in, well, awhile, the last load of laundry is in the dryer and
my mom’s vegetable beef soup recipe is simmering on the stove. And we received
word that the government, and my office, is closed again tomorrow. I will celebrate in approximately 1 hour and
20 minutes when Nick gets home safely from work. Tonight I’m looking forward to building a
fire and filling my tummy with warm, delicious soup. Maybe even kicking Nick’s butt at
Rummikub. What I’m not looking forward
to is the wind gusts of up to 80-90 mph and pelting rain against the
windows. There are a lot of tall trees
around our house and yes, I’m worried one is going to come crashing through out
roof.
As for tomorrow? I
have no idea. Except that it will start with cinnamon rolls. It’s another bonus day and I actually don’t
have anything on my ‘To Do’ list. Ok ok
I may have one or two tiiiiny things. But the good news is it also happens to
coincide with Nick’s scheduled day off so we will be enjoying whatever we
decide to do together.
So all I can say for right now is thank you
Franken-Storm-Ageddon. Well, that is
until we lose power.
