It only took 144 hours.

It's baaaaaccccckkkk!

And this is my last post about my electricity, or lack thereof.  (at least until the next storm)

Now I can get back to enjoying fall properly.

I've got a busy weekend full of studying for the PRAXIS, 

a girls' night with two of my oldest & best friends, 

and a shoot on Sunday!  

HAPPY WEEKEND!

96 hours.

It's been 4 days.  That's 96 hours.  5,760 minutes.  345,600 seconds.

But who's counting?

Really, I do have quite a bit to be grateful for.  

1.  It's not February, so while it's cold, it's also bearable.

2.  No one in my family was hurt by the storm.

3.  I have awesome friends and family who are feeding me dinner, letting me do homework & bum their internet, etc.

4.  Panera didn't kick me on Monday even though I stayed past 9:20 and they closed at 9.  Gee, they're swell!

It could be worse.

steps to surviving an unseasonable snowstorm (without electricity)

 Step 1:  Play a family game of Monopoly

Step 2:  Make a fire & read on the couch 

(that's my bro & his girlfriend Natalie...they came home from school for the weekend and got snowed in.)

Step 3:  Give in and go for a walk.  Storm Trooper helmet optional.

Step 4:  Decide you can overcome this storm no matter what.

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I apologize in advance if I'm scarce around these parts this week.  We still don't have electricity (which unfortunately, means no running water) here.

While I do love sleeping under a pile of blankets, I don't particularly love doing it out of necessity.

Oh, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
(If you find yourself with extra candy, feel free to send it my way.  Really, I won't mind.)