Aftermath

The worst of this Hurricane hit through the night last night. I went to bed early since I was so tired but Steve stayed up for awhile and he said the wind was hitting the building real hard but besides that, it didn't get too much worse then it had been. Our electricity never went out, thank the Lord, but as I am watching The Weather Channel, there are folks that are not that lucky. I hope the East Coast shores will recover quickly. I obviously wasn't able to get a good video of the worst of the storm since it was pitch black out but here is one I made of a few more clips of the weather and how we are passing the time during the Hurricane as well as the aftermath around town that we got some videos and pictures of.

Here is a compilation of pictures (some you will see again as you scroll on down) and videos. It is Video 2 of our enounter with Hurricane Sandy. You can find the link to Video 1 on the previous post, Preparing for Sandy, or on our YouTube channel. To view Video 2, click here.



Entertaining the baby during the Hurricane



Yeah, we were prepared!

My camera all taped up ready to go out in the storm and capture the moment. I'm pretty sure I need to be a Meteorologist. I just loved doing this but always had a panic attack when a drop of water got on my new camera. I also discovered that iPhones still work when they are in zip lock bags. You can still interact with them. Thats what I had to do out there to keep my phone with me but not get it wet.

A few photos from surveying the damage at Battery Park in New Castle, DE.



What once was a pretty dock now just a bunch of floating boards



BEFORE



AFTER



AFTER.. again

..and again. Here you can see a few lights in the water and in the back you can see what they are suppost to look like.

Pretty view of the bridge to New Jersey.



A sweet little squirrel eating a snack

Preparing for Sandy

The last couple of days have been crazy. We were constantly running around getting ready for Sandy. We went to Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, Dicks Camping, ect just looking for different things. The one thing that was sold out of everywhere was a battery and/or hand cranked emergency radio. Our electricity has not went out [yet] but 1500 people in DE are already out. The Hurricane is going to go right over us staring in about three hours. The wind is blowing crazy hard and the roads are flooded. There is a level two driving restriction for our whole state (Delaware)... whatever that means. The Southern part of DE has already been evacuated.

At Home Depot

Out of water at Costco.. woah! Good thing we stocked up early

No bread at Walmart

Telephone poles are already being broken. This is right outside our front door. Notice the lake forming as well?

The Hurricane isn't even expected for another three hours!

Last night I just spent my time cleaning so we didn't have dirty/molding dishes in the sink or on the counters if the electricity did go out. I pre-made meals that still tastes good cold so we don't need to reheat them,  vacuumed, caught up on laundry, filled up on gas, withdrew cash, put water in zip lock bags and froze them to keep freezer cold for longer (just in case), charged all electronics, etc. We also got a Mophie (iphone juice pank).. you know I can't go without my phone. But I was doing all of this while my husband got all of his survival stuff out like his camp stove, lantern, flash lights, glow sticks etc. Funny to see how the wife prepares and the husband prepares. Its nice in these times to have a survivalist as a husband. That is a fun hobby for him and he is just loving having something happen to put all that knowledge to action. He is just loving it.

A few funny stories:

Steve tried to have the awkward conversation with me on where we would do our "business" at if the electricity went out. He wanted to buy some buckets but I hadn't really though of it. About an hour later, as we went to fight the panicked crowd at Home Depot, we noticed a lady walk by with with two buckets in her hand and we just started laughing hard at our inside joke because as soon as we saw that, we knew what each other was thinking.

We went to Staples to look for radios as well and the storm was brewing so the seagulls were all out flying above and enjoying the cool weather. I didn't think much of it so I got in the car. When I took my bag off to set it on my lap in the car, I noticed some gooey stuff on it. I realized a bird went potty on my bag.. my expensive Coach hand bag. Thank goodness I have the most amazing Coach fabric cleaner. Didn't take any effort at all to clean it up once we got home. I was nervous I wouldn't be able to get it out. It was so gross.

Here is a video we did just to record our experience with our first Hurricane and so all you family and friends can see. We will do another as we are in the worst of the storm. Hurricane Sandy

My new toy

Yesterday was my last day at school and I got my certificate of completion and my check. Whats neat about Job Corps that they pay YOU to go to school. I got paid every two weeks and then you get a pretty big chunk of money when you graduate. I am planning on saving most of it but I had to buy myself a little something for a job well done. I finally got a new awesome camera! FINALLY! You know I have always wanted one of those cool professional cameras that makes wonderful photos. I am one happy clown right now. WOO HOO! I just wish I had it for when we were in Germany but I had a decent one then too but I am so excited for my new one.

Certification of Completion

We are planning on traveling the East Coast while we still live here so I am very excited to get to use my new camera for those awesome memories.

Having fun with my new Camera: 

No wonder why its so cold at night, our insulation is being stolen! But you can't be mad at that sweet little face.

I just love the crystal clear picture it gives you.

My husband thought he was being cute by taking this. My cheeks full of Taco Bell's Baja Blast.

On other exciting news,  Hurricane Sandy is coming our way. I had no idea until we were at Costco yesterday (getting my camera) and it was completely packed with people with carts full of bottled water and toilet paper, then my husband told me about the Hurricane. That's what I get for never watching the News. Then we got home to a notice on the door for how to prepare our apartment to prevent as much damage as possible. We are from Idaho so we are not afraid of weather, I am actually excited to see what its like in a Hurricane, its my first. But the people here are buying crazy amounts and the line at Costco was backed up to like 20 in each.. it was insane... but its true you can never be to prepared.
We went back to Costco today and stocked up on water, canned food, batteries for flashlights, and everything we might need just in case. We also went to Walmart and they were completely out of water (thank goodness for Costco).  Anything could happen and the news is saying that its most likely going to knock out our power for a week starting by Sunday night or Monday. Bring it on Sandy,  we are ready!

Costco is never this low on carts

No water at walmart