We knew it was supposed to be raining - but we figured that would be a good day to do something inside. So we all went to the Museum of Natural History in the city. We were somewhat prepared - we had rain covers for the strollers etc. as we walked the several blocks to the museum from where we parked. However, it became evident shortly after we started walking that this wasn't your normal rainy day.
It seemed like no one was out on the street (which doesn't really happen in NYC) and the few people we did pass had umbrellas inverting and blowing away. Kathryn and I had to stop several times just because the wind was so strong that it was hard to push the strollers! Needless to say that we were completely soaked by the time we got there. The babies however, stayed nice and dry under their rain covers. Once we got there we had a great time wandering around the museum even though it seemed like everyone in NYC who wasn't on the street had decided to come to the museum too.
The 60 mph wind and rain continued after we got home knocking down HUGE trees, taking out power lines, flooding etc. ending with our power going out and staying out for 24 hours (and we were lucky - some people were without power for days). The power company had to pull their workers off the street because it was too dangerous for them. Trees were down everywhere, church was cancelled, schools were cancelled for days, - we were so surprised and grateful that none of the big trees around our house came down. Let's just say the Nor'Easter of 2010 was not part of the Connecticut charm I was hoping for while my sister was here.
A view out of one of the windows at the Museum.
Julius is in there somewhere all bundled up and warm.
Entertaining themselves while the power was out.
Shannon watched a movie with the kids on the computer while the battery lasted.
Our next door neighbors had a little damage.
Our neighbors on the other side had their fence blow down.
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We had no idea either. The funny thing is I feel like all winter we had these huge storm warnings, sometimes without even a snowflake ever even showing up. And then this storm with practically no warning? I don't get it! We went into the city that evening, got totally soaked, but still didn't realize how bad the storm was until the next morning when church was cancelled!
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