Hurricane Ike- Day 12- Sunday 9-21-08

Happy Birthday Nick!!

We woke up today around 8:45. I got in the shower and took a quick cold shower. As soon as I turned the water off, Nick shouted, “The power’s back on!” Oh what a wonderful feeling! I was thrilled!! We stood right by the vent just letting the cool air blow on us!

We went to church which was held outside at a park along with a BBQ. It was a nice time, but not very many people showed up. I was anxious to get home and clean the apartment up a little bit.

When we came home, I cleaned, did laundry, and enjoyed having a nice cool apartment!! It really made us appreciate how much we depend on electricity. We plugged in the Wii and played that a while over the afternoon and got the computer up and going. We were starting to feel a little more connected to the world finally!

The one thing I wanted for my birthday was to go out to dinner at Landry’s which is located on the Kemah boardwalk. I was really disappointed to learn that it had a lot of damage. Nick offered to take me out for my birthday on his birthday. I had to pick my next favorite place to eat which is Saltgrass. I had a delicious steak dinner! Thanks Nick!

Monday- 9-22-08

I made Nick’s birthday cake today. It was so nice to be able to cook again! We are so glad to have power!!