Come On, Irene!

So unless you lived under a rock, you knew all about Hurricane Irene and her anticipated wrath.  For days they were preparing us with emails, news reports, etc. etc. and pretty much making me feel like Armageddon was coming.  Being that hurricanes are unpredictable in path, there was a chance that we weren't going to get much way over here in Cville, but that didn't stop droves of shoppers from clogging the grocery stores and local establishments from offering hurricane drink specials.

Initially, they were telling us 40mph winds and approx .76" of rain around these parts.  Checking out the picture below though, tells a different story.  Either way, LL and I planned ahead by stocking our liquor cabinet and collecting batteries....that's was about it.  Our friend Keith is in town for the week so we were sorta looking forward to being stuck inside, actually!

Here's how our day/night went:  cloud cover on Saturday morning was a sure sign Irene was rearing her ugly head.  Light, sporadic rain showers started by around noon, cancelling our plans to visit the farmers market.  Heavier rains came in a little sideways around the time we were buying chocolaty goodness from the bakery but were all done by the time we were done with our pedicures.  Light rain showers with a little wind escorted us to Mas where we had a DELICIOUS dinner of tapas and martinis, followed with goat cheese cheesecake.  Y-U-M.  It was pretty still and only slightly drizzly when we moved on to Beer Run where I actually drank a beer!  I know, shocking.  By the time we were on our way home, there was no rain, barely any wind and I gotta say, I was a little disappointed.  I woke up this morning to blue skies and sunshine.  I couldn't believe it, blue skies and sunshine!  I was all excited for some hurricane action over in these here parts and I got nothin'!

Now, I do realize many closer to the coast were hit hard and are dealing with some damages so I'm not trying to trivialize their dilemmas.  I'm a big storm junkie and just wanted to say I experienced a hurricane, since ever so recently I checked off "earthquake" on my list of things to do before I die.

Here's a couple pictures for your viewing pleasure:

LL, Keith, Me and B at Mas, the areas best tapas restaurant and one of my favorite places to eat










The GME crew, back together again!  Reunited and it feels so good.....