Made it through the hurricane just fine. No damage. Never even lost power. I did lose satellite for a little while but it was the middle of the night. I only knew because when Matt isn’t home, I often fall asleep with the TV on. I woke up to some very insane wind and saw the TV had no signal.
I’ve officially be a “storm widow” since 5am Monday. Matt has been out of state helping with the power restoration efforts. I’m really hoping he’ll be home by Thanksgiving but given the size of the storm, the damage, and the widespread power outages, I’m not holding my breath.
I have such a love-hate relationship with storm duty. On one hand, the money is amazing. Especially this year, it is going to go a long way to helping us get caught up, vehicles fixed, etc. It is such a blessing to have the weight of trying to get that all figured out gone. On the other hand, it is so lonely. I hate not getting to see my husband every day. I hate having to be a “single parent” with no help at the end of the day. In the end, it is very much worth it though.
All in all, things are good here. I have a long list of projects to do while Matt is gone. Really need to get working on that….but hanging on Pinterest is way more interesting. 🙂
Maggie says
I am sure the time with Matt gone is very challenging at times. Hang in there, get any help you can from family and friends. Let go of somethings that you can while he’s gone, you deserve to give yourself a break where you can. Good, safe thoughts for Matt.