Irene & other things.

Well, last weekend was absolutely no fun at all.  We had Hurricane Irene visiting Eastern NC Friday night until very late Saturday night.  Even though it was only a Category 1, it was one of the worst storms I can ever remember.  I do believe we had winds at 100+mph for what seemed like a very long time.  Our power went out early Saturday morning, but thankfully we had a generator that ran our AC, TV and fridge.  This is what we spent all day doing.  See how massive that storm was?! 

By the time Sunday rolled around, I was dying to get out of the house so we rode around our neighborhood to view some of the damages.  The utility companies were hard at work trying to restore power for everyone.  

Some areas had flooding.

This is what pretty much all the roads looked like.  It was & still is very sad.  We are so fortunate that we got power back Sunday around lunch, but there are STILL people that have no power.  Not to mention, some people lost their houses and/or vehicles.  We are extremely blessed that we had no damage.

My parents backyard:

Moving on to more positive things, the painters have been working hard this week.  Here are a few of the rooms they have done:

Living room in Amazing Gray which I think is pretty amazing.  I am so glad that I didn't let our builder talk me out of using this color.  He has even admitted that every time he sees it, he likes it a little more.

More Amazing Gray

Dining room in French Roast

Mallory's room in Antiguan Sky

Master in Quietude

Once again...Amazing Gray & Moderate White

Bonus room in Backdrop

Surprisingly, I love every single color.  That is nothing short of a miracle, folks!  I spent countless hours looking over paint colors, wondering if the rooms would flow, wondering if there was enough color or too much color.  Ahhh...you can drive yourself crazy with the the insane number of colors there are out there, but for right this minute I am completely satisfied with my choices.