we are okay!

yesterday around 3:40 pm, san diego and neighboring states experienced a black out. to read more, this is the article. i was at work, working on a document (that btw was new and hadn't saved), and thought, "oh, the power will just return, no biggie". long story short, it didn't return until around 1-2 am today! i must say that dp and i got off pretty lightly in terms of both getting home around 430/5pm, dp retrieving ice from the store (even though they weren't being that helpful), us enjoying each others' company, eating a candle light dinner, and just preparing in case it got worst. luckily we discovered we had a radio that operated on battery so we were able to remain updated about the news regarding the power outage. it's just moments like these that reminds dp and i... we have NO control over something like this, how can we help others, how can we prepare ourselves and work as a team, checking in with friends to make sure they're okay, and wow- how dependent we are on electricity!!!! and this was just a brief power outage. what would happen if we didn't have water?! what if there was a larger natural disaster? it just makes us wonder, and kicks us into gear to explore solar power and emergency preparation items. anyways, thanks for checking in on us. back to work we go today.