thanksgiving blackout 2011

as i was updating my project 365
i realized there was one thanksgiving 2011 element i forgot to mention

well ok 2...

first of all ...
on tuesday night alex wasn't feeling so hot
wednesday morning - alex wasn't feeling so hot
finally - wednesday night we had him checked out
and he had strep

SO ...
we decided to hold off on heading to WI
and give him a little bit of time on antibiotics before spreading the love

SO GLAD WE DID
wednesday night proved to be WAY more exciting than we expected

around 10:30 -
drew was asleep
alex and ben were almost asleep

all of the sudden everything went black
COMPLETELY black
as in no matter which direction we looked
pitch black

the only lights to be seen
were random flashlights shining out of windows

it was creepy
but
also very surreal
it is so rare for us to see such a clear dark sky
and as long as we have lived here
i have never seen the entire neighborhood completely dark

we have no idea what caused the outage.
i've heard it was a crash that caused power lines to cross.
we have our own theory that it was the 'griswald' house down the street.
but really ... no clue.
all i know is that it came back on at 12am.

i am SO thankful i wasn't home alone
and i am also thankful we had so many working flashlights
BUT ...
MOST importantly ...
i am SO thankful thanksgiving wasn't at my house.
i most definitely would have been baking and cleaning -
and i'm guessing i would not have gotten very far with either ;)