We Weathered Fay

Can you believe that a tropical storm was predicted to make landfall right where I was planning to vacation? Yeah, me neither. Tropical Storm Fay was making its way up the gulf side of Florida at the same time I was going to be in Tampa. Well, technically I was at Indian Shores / Indian Rock Beach. I flew down Friday night and we drove over to the beach on Saturday morning. Me and a few other girls were staying at a timeshare there. We kept our eye on the storm. Actually all we watched on TV was either weather or the Olympics. Surprisingly, Fay turned inland before it hit us. What's pretty funny is that it headed right for our new house. Uh-huh. Ben got to the house on Sunday. It rained for like 5 days straight. We said it was a good test for our house to see if there were any leaks or anything else not quite right. Ben did find a small leak in the garage. All this while us girls were nice and dry on the gulf. We did get some rain and wind, but nothing too scary. There was one evening when the sky was all purple. It was so pretty. Ben purchased all the appliances already. Fridge, stove, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. He would take pics with his phone and send them to me so we could decide. He made great selections. So now at least he has a fridge and microwave at the house. The other appliances aren't in place yet. He also picked up a used TV on Craig's list. He took the inflatable frame bed, a folding chair, some linens etc... He's got a cute "bachelor pad" set up for himself. He has the cable and internet hooked up too. The drywall guy is done with his work so I got to see the walls all nicely repaired. I can't wait to see everything finished. It is gonna be sooo sweet! I got back to MD earlier tonight. I was so sad to leave my Ben in Florida. It will be weird to be here without him. Thank goodness for cell phones and skype! On a lighter note, I had a really great vaca. It was a "Shopbooking Adventure". We even had shirts that said so. :) (Thanks D!) Basically, we shopped for scrapbooking supplies during the day (ALL day!) and scrapbooked at night. It was so much fun! I met a couple of new gals on the trip too that are too much fun! It was great! Now I guess I better really start planning how I'm going to pack up this house. Oh, and if you are reading this, please keep your fingers crossed (and maybe say a little prayer for me) that this house gets sold, and FAST!