Quick Update - Moved to North Carolina!

Hello from North Carolina!
It has been over 2 weeks since the last update where I blogged about my Hurricane Sandy experience. Since then, my parents and I have moved from suburban New York to Raleigh, North Carolina. I miss this blog so much and have many ideas to post but I've been overwhelmed with the whole move and now upcoming job search.

The week of the move was totally intense with the packing our items and donating much of the rest. On the day of the move, Wednesday, there was a huge snow storm. One that I didn't expect to see in early November. It was cold and there was a lot of snow, we barely made it to the hotel that was less then half a mile away! The hotel was very nice and the restaurant where we had dinner was so good!

Thursday was the first day of the drive down from Nanuet to Raleigh. We planned on the trip being two days, with us stopping in Richmond, Virginia. The drive down wasn't bad at all and the traffic was pretty light. Our cars were stuffed with essentials and food along with my Kris Letang game used hockey stick, which I wrapped up rather securely lol!

When we arrived to Richmond, we stayed at a hotel for that one night. We didn't realize that the hotel was right literally near the airport until late in the night when we heard the planes take off! There wasn't much after to write about besides us recuperating from the move day and sleeping like babies. Friday morning, we began the drive from Richmond to Raleigh. My dad decided to take a different interstate highway (85) down as opposed to the more direct 95. Highway 85 was so scenic and peaceful, with lots of trees. The foliage was rich and colorful. My mom and I really enjoyed that drive to Raleigh!

Once we arrived to Raleigh, we received the keys to our new apartment. That week which leads up to the date of this entry is full of living in a hotel room, out of suitcases, and enjoying the daily flavor of Raleigh and surrounding areas. During the fun stuff, we took breaks to focus on getting the apartment in order like buying curtains, bathroom items, and finding furniture.

I'm very pleased to finally have adult bedroom furniture having given my old bedroom set to my cousin's younger daughter. It lasted me 12 years and I know it could survive another 12!

My room is not finished yet and the moving truck and my new furniture will be arriving tomorrow. I want to post a photo when I have it all done and decorated which will probably be in December. Here's a preview of my new bedspread:

The only negative from this whole experience is the moving truck hasn't arrived yet. Moving cross country is no simple matter and not a quick one at that so don't expect your items to come two days later! It's been 10 days and we are just getting our items tomorrow!

I'm so happy to have moved down here with my parents and I can't wait to join the Raleigh EGL group as well as attend BJD meetups. Of course, if there was an NHL season, I would be going to a few Hurricanes games.

Until then, take care and enjoy the day!

Surviving the storm - with my ruffles intact!

The Frill Zone was caught up in tropical storm Sandy. From the calm before Sandy arrived to the aftermath of the storm, it was a memorable and at times, scary experience. I don’t live close to the coast line enough to be effected by storm surges and flooding, so the concern by the authorities was the winds.  My family and I were without power for almost 3 days and as I update the blog, there are still thousands of people in my county without power.

A tree branch that was very close to an electrical pole wire succumbed to the force of the winds and gradually began leaning on it. Sparks started to fly out every so often but it wasn’t until later that evening, it went “crazy”.  The winds were stronger and the wire was becoming more unstable. The sparks came faster after each other and than the whole thing lit up. It was so bright that it lit up the whole street and my entire apartment. The sound of electricity was so loud and terrifying as the wire fell apart and became live.