the storm

well, it seems as though we have moved into tornado alley (as my dad has said). last night we experienced, well...slept through, quite a storm.

around 3:30 this morning, ryan and i woke up to an odd noise coming from our balcony. we heard the wind blowing super hard and the rain coming down but couldn't figure out what this weird scraping noise was coming from. i crawled out of bed and yanked the blinds up to find our styrofoam cooler doing circles. i looked further and saw the rain and lightning...oh what a sight! it was an eery color, super dark yet bright. i knew the storm was directly above us because the thunder and lightning were almost simultaneous. ryan yelled at me to get away from the window so i closed the blinds and jumped back into bed. the next thing i know our power is out. crap! there goes the fan and alarm clock. oh well, we fall back asleep.

a few hours later, a little too late (it was not a good hair day for me!), i was out the door for work. there are leaves all over my front door...weird, i think to myself as i walk down the stairs. i cross the parking lot and head to the car (yes, when i am late i drive to work...it is only a form of laziness, not actual laziness).

as i get to the car i begin to notice that things are not quite ok. i notice there is a tree split in half across the lot...

and not everyone was going to get to work....

i don't think everyone was able to sleep through the storm...(the windows on the third floor)

thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. we are truly blessed...