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| Just up the street from me. |
Monday night a terrible storm rolled through our little college town. Tuesday morning, my neighborhood in particular, woke up to trees down all over the place (many landing on houses) and no power to our homes. Some roads were blocked off completely by fallen trees or power lines. It kind of resembled a war zone! The city workers and power crews got to work right away, but there was MUCH work to be done.
Tuesday, after work, I returned home with my daughter and dog to find I still had no electricity. It was VERY hot in the house so we decided to go to shopping while we pondered our options. I was thinking maybe we could go to the pool (or lake) next and that would be a good place to "chill" until the sun got lower in the sky.
While I was at the store I purchased a small throw rug for Kevin so on the way to get our swim gear we stopped by his house to drop it off and found that he did have electricity, air conditioning and a cold refrigerator. So then Beanie and I headed home to unload the fridge and pack an overnight bag.
Back at Kevin's house I loaded my cheese and lunch meat into his fridge while Beanie moved herself into the guest room. She had packed her own things at our house and after I finished in the kitchen I went to check on her and see how she was doing (and what she packed). Much to my amusement she was settling in with gusto. She had her favorite stuffed animals on the bed along with her "blanky". She had her PJs laid out and her clothes for art camp the next day. Shoes lined up on the floor. She moved the tissues by the bed so they were handy should she need them. She scooted the "boy" stuff out of the way (some baseball bobble heads) so she could put her stuff on the dresser. She was so stinking cute as she showed me her setup. Later I went in the bathroom to find her toothbrush in the holder and her mouthwash by the sink!
Kevin showed up a bit later and we had dinner. Then Beanie got ready for bed. She had almost fallen asleep in the car earlier so I knew she was tired. I set her up to watch satelite TV which is a treat we don't have at our house. Kevin and I settled in on the couch where we looked up stuff on his tablet and chatted about everything we could think of. (It's what we do.) Soon the Bean dozed off so I put her to bed.
This morning everyone woke up well rested and in a great mood. As we all got ready to leave for our busy day I was stuck by how smoothly things were going and how peaceful it all felt. This was the first time that all three of us were together for the morning "routine" and it went just fine. As Beanie and I were headed out the door Kevin reached out to hug her good-bye and then I saw him pause. He patted her on the back and gave her a warm "have a great day!" Later he told me she was so cute that he wanted to hug her but then decided maybe it wasn't time yet. He takes to fathering like a fish to water. Just another thing I love about him.
As more time goes by he and I just get closer and closer and it just feels better and better. I am starting to actually believe we may live happily ever after! (I hope admitting that doesn't put a curse on it.)
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| The scene at Uwe's house. Just missed his truck! |
