Nope, that was not the sound of a bat sending a ball hurtling over the wall for a home run - I wish!
That was a good old-fashioned summer thunderstorm tossing lightning bolts and sending trees to the ground...
along with a power line or two or three...
putting this entire midtown neighborhood into a state of no electricity for a solid six hours.
Wow.
Fortunately, we had all convened at Tony and Laura's mere minutes before the first raindrops fell.
Fortunately, Tony had nearly finished grilling all the meats before the deluge of heavy rain set in.
Fortunately, Laura had nearly finished all the side dishes before the power went out.
Fortunately, the temperatures were milder than they've been for two weeks -
and the storm brought with it a cooling breeze -
so we threw open the blinds for light and the doors for a draft -
and we were perfectly comfortable this afternoon.
i thank You, God.
Tony phoned me yesterday to invite me over.
His daughter, Hope, would be there with her two sons and her boyfriend.
His son, Damon, would be there.
Laura's eldest son, Josh, would be there with his son and two daughters.
They wanted me to be part of the Memorial Day celebration!
So, of course I went!
I'd never met Josh and it was wonderful to get to talk to his son, Ivan, and older daughter, Payton, about science and theater and all that good stuff!
The younger daughter, Evagene, was about 7 and very busy playing noisily with Sebi and Bert most of the time.
Still, I did have some good talks with Derrick and Hope and Damon!
Very nice!
And we all dined like kings on the feast before us: grilled hamburgers, sausages, and hotdogs, coleslaw with lime and cilantro (wow, what a taste sensation!), baked beans, broccoli salad, three kinds of chips, and watermelon for dessert.
Very nice!
Josh and his family are in town hoping for some beach days.
I sure hope that works out for them!
If they go in the mornings, they will be fine, as these thunderstorms are all to be in the afternoons and evenings.
The celebration at my youngest brother's had begun at 2 PM.
The rain had started about then, fairly gentle stuff, then got harder after about a half hour and persisted as a storm for at least another thirty minutes.
The electricity went out at 3:14 PM, according to Georgia Power.
We all continued partying and enjoying each other's company until about 5 PM.
Laura generously sent us all home with dinner - hooray!
i thank You, God.
I took a little nap, as I'd pulled a muscle in my lower back yesterday.
I woke about 7 PM, with the light outside beginning to dim.
As there was still no power, I went to a movie at AMC - hooray!
I caught the last hour or so of "Thunderbolts", which was perfect for me.
That's when Yelena and her dad start mending their family rift.
And when I came home, my little yellow porch light was on - hooray!
The message in my email from Georgia Power marked the time of restoration of electricity as 9:13 PM.
i thank You, God.
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