... the best of times and the worst of times!!!

SO~ WHAT A CRAZY LAST FEW DAYS!!! on sunday Andrea came to visit me! Nate and Andrea had it ALL planned out and i had NO CLUE anything was going on :) andrea and her family went to boston for a vacation and while her family flew home... she flew to me!! nate surprised me on sunday as we went for a 'drive to his Grandma's grave' (which happens to be by the airport). nate missed the exit and decided to get off on the next exit which was the airport! then he decided to turn around by driving through the terminal?! it was THE BEST surprise in the world.... i cried! we took andrea to little italy for lunch and then back to our house. it was a beautiful day! we all took a much needed sunday naps while watching t.v.! apparently hurricane ike(what was left of it) hit here the same time as another storm coming from the west and it made for a huge MESS!! we had some extremely high winds/rain/etc... we started cooking dinner and the POWER went out~ so andrea held the flashlight while i cooked on the stove then the 3 of us enjoyed a candle-lit dinner. we thought for sure the power would come on before we went to bed.... NOT SO MUCH! the next morning NO POWER!so we had to get ice and put most our food in coolers. along with no power---> no sunshine. andrea and i were planning on going to Amish country but due to all the power outages and rain we decided to head to the mall and go shopping. after the mall we ate lunch at The Cheesecake Factory- YUMMY! we headed home only to find out that nate's uncle had extra tickets to the Indians game~ in their SUITE with YUMMY food, drinks, and desserts!! we had a BLAST!! we returned home at ten thirty that night and still NO POWER! tuesday morning same story so we headed downtown and went to the rock and roll hall of fame and the pier. we ate lunch, walked around and then i the time had come..... i had to take her back to the airport! and i cried again!! i had SO MUCH fun with her. it wasn't exactly a perfect trip with the crazy storm and power outage but it was perfect timing for ME!!! i needed her here SO MUCH and she saved me from going crazy while the power was out! she brought a suitcase that was half full of clothes for Emersyn from her and my mom :) thanks again andrea~ i LOVE you and can't wait for you to come again while the power is on!!!