Earth, Wind and Fire…

Well, it looks like Mother Nature will be completing the trifecta with Irene’s arrival tomorrow. 

For the past month we have had a wildfire burning in the Great Dismal Swamp, delivering a lovely campfire scent to the air on most days.  Personally, I enjoy smelling my freshly spritzed Burberry Brit perfume as I walk out the door to work, but um, I guess the “smoky” smell is in this season. 

Tuesday afternoon, as Trevor napped in his room, we experienced the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered in Mineral, Va.  No damage to report from our area—many people didn’t even feel it—but the earth definitely shook beneath our feet.  Not something I’d like to experience anytime soon though.

For the balance of the week, we have been glued to the news, watching the tracking of Hurricane Irene.  As of now, it looks like we are going to get hit with a nasty Category 2 storm.  Thanks to everyone who has contacted us to see what our plans are and to ‘wish us well’ as we head into this thing.  For those we haven’t spoken to, our plan is to ride this baby out.  We are “battening down the hatches” and are praying for the best.  We have supplies to last us for a few days, the van is full of gas and because we live on the side of the water that we do, we can access two emergency routes that will eventually get us out to I-95 and to the safety of my parents’ house in NoVa, which is only supposed to sustain a tropical storm. 

We will keep everyone posted as to how we come out on the other side.  Until then—Irene, Let’s dance.