In some ways having no electricity was refreshing - it gave me quiet time. In other ways, I definitely missed it. I'd like to say that I'll never take electricity for granted again, but ask me in a few days and I'm sure I'll wonder what you're talking about.
Power came back around 9:45 tonight. So of course I've had to stay up to bask in the wonder of turning on a light switch (and getting internet on my computer). I also had to check the fridges and freezer...the food in the chest freezer downstairs mostly held up, the stuff in the freezer of the newer fridge also fared pretty well...the old fridge freezer...well, not so much. I already dumped out the milk from the fridge before either of us drinks it without thinking. The ice cream met a similar fate. Tomorrow I'll have to take a relatively brief shopping excursion to restock some basic necessities (milk, eggs, etc). My parents decided to cut their camping trip short, and will be returning tomorrow. [I'm thinking it's because my father would prefer to deal with the fallen tree taking up half of the backyard sooner rather than later.] I hope they enjoyed the time they had camping despite the phone messages and texts we were exchanging back and forth.
Through it all, I'm definitely thanking God for safety, for the restoration of power [ahead of schedule], and for the wonderful places with backup generators and free wi-fi (like Panera) where I've been spending a lot of time these past two days.
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