Terrifyingly Awesome

On Sunday night in Virginia Beach, Tommie and I were home. We didn't have small group because of the snow, so we were looking forward to an early evening, trying to catch up on some sleep. We watched some shows and hopped in the shower, ready to head to bed as soon as we got out.

We got in and had just gotten our hair wet when, THE POWER WENT OUT!!!! There are no windows in our bathroom, so it was DARK. Tommie, without missing a beat, hopped out of the shower to walk through the house and make sure all was safe. Meanwhile, I'm still in the shower...in the DARK. Tommie was still looking around and the kids were sleeping, so I didn't want to yell for him, but after a minute or two, I started getting nervous. If someone was in the house, surely they would know exactly where I was cause the shower was running! But I didn't want to risk getting out in the dark either, especially if the boogeyman was already in my bedroom!

So I did the only thing I could think to do, I crouched down in the shower and looked for a weapon. I saw a shower pouf, a bar of soap, a shampoo bottle...and MY RAZOR. Obviously, I then unsheathed my trusty razor and laid in wait for whatever villain would be sorry enough to cross my and my Bic Soleil's path.

Thankfully, it was about 30seconds later when Tommie got back and did NOT surprise me and my weapon. He said the lights weren't out on the street (which made me glad for choosing a weapon), and that I should get out and follow him as he got a different weapon I will not name and searched the house more thoroughly-by iPhone flashlight. And I grabbed a candle. I was pretty nervous at this point, but the house was clear and we checked on the kids multiple times.

In fact, a piece of decor that my sister Kendra gave me came in quite useful as I checked on the kids and made my way through the house:

It's a blown-glass candle holder and candle from Williamsburg. You know, the kind with the little fingerhole and tray that pilgrims used. It rocked.

Anyway, crisis averted, Tommie and I called the power company and found out our side of the street is on a different circuit than the rest of our neighborhood, which is why all the other lights were still on. We also found out, at 10p.m., that our power would probably be out until 2a.m.(it was). So we put some extra blankets on the kiddos and our bed, sat by a fire in the fireplace for a while and then resumed our plan of going to bed early.

And I dreamt of killing people with my razor....no, just kidding. I didn't really have dreams at all that night. Thank Goodness.