Then on Tuesday we had an earthquake, right here in Maryland. My story isn't as dramatic as other peoples--nothing in my house fell down, my cats were find, my house is fine. I was in my office at the time, on the fifth floor, and once I realized what it was I jumped up and ran for the doorway and braced myself in, but it was over before I could tell the rest of the Marylanders (i.e. people who'd never been in an earthquake before) to join me. Oh well. I guessed it was a 5 or 6, and I was right--it was measured at 5.8, epicenter near Richmond VA. People here thought there were two earthquakes, but it's just that the P waves and S waves travel at different speeds. You kind of get a feel for it when you're in enough of them. And yeah, I like that song by Katie Perry too (it's a guilty pleasure of mine)
Then this weekend we had a hurricaine. Everyone was all panicked, all the water at the store was gone, but it just didn't feel to me like it was going to be a big deal. It was for some people, particularly those farther east than I was, but for me I got a day off. They cancelled church at noon the day before (which I thought was odd, but who am I to say?). So I didn't have to sing in church, I didn't have to lead the music, and while I love Nursery it was kind of nice to just stay home and chill. And read. I finished two books this weekend. I didn't even lose power (which was probably good because all the C and D batteries at the grocery store was gone. So I bought two pints of Ben and Jerry's and decided I'd just have to eat them both if the power went out. :D
The Drama Club has moved on to its next project, a mish-mash of fairy tales that we'll be performing at local libraries and hospitals. It's a lot of fun. And yes, I'm doing the costumes for them as well. We had a cast party for Rumors last weekend and I finally got my thank-you card. And a card to JoAnns. Whoa. And a Darth Maulette. What is a Darth Maulette you ask? Here:
Doesn't he--uh, she look adorable? One of the guy's in the clubs' daughter did the dress herself. Yup, she's on my piano with Briar Rose. Aurora didn't want to be in the picture...
Which kind of brings me to my next goal. If I tell people my goals, it helps me keep them. I want to be Glinda for Halloween. And win the Best Individual Costume prize at the Ward Halloween Party. But only if I manage to lose enough weight and inches to go down a size. Don't you think I'd look cute in this?
And if I make it myself, there's a definite chance, if I work as I should... I'll be making good... ;)
1 comment:
I am laughing about the Ben and Jerry's - what a great idea! Since we always had so much meat in our freezer, we just planned on a neighborhood BBQ if we ever were in a hurricane.
So glad you came out of it unscathed. Love you!
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