Don’t let the “90s” fool you. This doesn’t include the heat indexes of around 103!!
I’ve heard on more than one occasion that it is trite conversation to discuss the weather.
I’m going to deviate from Emily Post for just a sec.
IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. And not just normal South Carolina in July hot. It is like… “when you go outside at 11:00 p.m. and you could still suffer a heat stroke” hot.
And what happened last night? A BLACKOUT. At 10:30 p.m.! We were having dinner with the Blantons when the lights first flickered (during the prayer for our meal, of all times. Kris added, “Yes Lord?”) But then, as we were about to leave, the lights completely shut down to what we first believed was our block. (We live very close to each other.) But as Kris and I drove home, we realized that it was more widespread. All of the neighbors were hanging out in the street with flashlights, and this prego didn’t feel like being attacked by mosquitoes. So Nimbus and I hung out inside in the dark on hold with Progress Energy, where the kind call center employee informed me that over 750 homes in our area were without power. The estimated time of restoration was an hour and a half later, but they weren’t “really sure.” So Kris and I decided to utilize the A/C in our car and drive to the Super Walmarts for candles, where we were greeted by the Gangs of Florence.
Seriously… that’s where they hang out on Saturday nights. You do not want to go there.
That being said, the power did eventually come back on and we watched an episode of Cops and ate ice cream and everything was fine.
Except it’s still really hot…
It was awfully hot! Our power was out for over 2 hours. My sister and her boyfriend were over at our house and we played card games by candlelight and had an impromptu talent show! HA! Thank the Lord for electricity though.
And pregnant ladies aren’t supposed to suffer this way, huh Gracyn!? But we’ll survive. Then have wintertime babies