Update

The hurricane veered east of us, and luckily , all we experienced was a very rainy weekend, a few on-and-off power outages, and a little bit of wind, but nothing drastic. Apparently, the area we live in got hit pretty hard in 2003 by Hurricane Isabel, so there was a lot of hype for Hurricane Irene. Everyone was acting extra cautious this time around. Case in point, the bread aisle at target:

This is also what the bread aisle looked like at Giant, Shoppers and the Commissary (all of our local grocery stores). The water aisle looked very much the same as well. And trying to find flashlights or batteries.....impossible! Despite all the hype, we were very lucky when it came to the hurricane. However, that was obviously not the case for the rest of the East Coast. One of my best friends growing up in Mission Viejo, just recently built her very first home with her husband in Maryland. Unfortunately, their brand new home was located along the Chesapeake Bay coast and endured a lot of destruction. Not only was there structural damage to their home, but they also lost a lot of sentimental and irreplaceable items in the flooding.

So at the end of the day,  Jordan and I are very grateful to have been spared the furry of Hurricane Irene and are praying for all those that were seriously affected. Apparently, we still do not know how well we are prepared for Florida at all. However........................................

We have found a house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am really, really, REALLY trying not to get too excited, although I am bursting at the seams! Eeeehhh! :) I do not want to say too much, just in case we do not get the place, but if and when we do, I will fill you all in! Just wish us luck :)