Derecho Drama, Roadblocks and Thanking God!

After an unexpected Derecho (who even knew that was a word to describe H.E.Double Hockey Sticks), I am thankful that our brides had the weddings of their dreams (even if running on generators), our artists are safe (even without power) and the world can move forward (even if at a slower pace). This weekend was awful and not one of our team members complained. The reason our artists are on our team is just because of that. They are professional, responsible and can take charge in a difficult situation. The image below was captured by my husband on his cell phone. After we waited out the storm in our basement we weren't sure what we were going to come up to. My babies were excited about a pretend tea party at midnight but when we approached our second floor and looked out our windows, I knew God had protected us. I told my oldest daughter who is three that God was with us and she asked, "was He with us in the basement?".  I replied and told her that He is always with us and that tonight He took extra good care of us.  I couldn't be more thankful for how this weekend turned out. 

The next morning, we were up before the sun was and hubby had chainsaws ready to go. Our neighbors pulled together to clear what was our front yard. If our trees would have fallen a different way, our world may have ended. After, removing hundreds of pounds of wood from our street and driveway, hubby traveled on foot in the heat, to the two roads that allow us to leave our neighborhood. Both were blocked and looking like we weren't getting out anytime soon. After several changes of plans, a very generous mother in law and friend came to our rescue even though they would be late to an important event. They watched our babies in the heat while we wrapped up our work and new schedules for the day. We were so appreciative.  Borrowing cars, carrying DJ equipment across lawns, and sitting in traffic was totally worth making sure our brides were going to enjoy their special days.  My father in law texted constantly to check in on us even though he was hours away. He also answered his phone when hubby called at crazy hours for questions on how to handle this little disaster. After the weekend from hell, I spent yesterday in the ER.  Heat exhaustion is no joke. Drink water people! My parents cancelled their vacation to help us, my sister held my hand and commented on how pretty my nails looked even though I was hooked up to an IV and my husband did not leave my side even sleeping against the hospital wall. Even though things could have been so much worse, I am so thankful for the people that have helped me through this weekend. I'm not a complainer (I've given natural childbirth) but I'm exhausted. I'm thankful for whoever invented pedialyte. I'm thankful that we were able to help brides continue with their big day plans. I am thankful for the nice server at Red Robin who just smiled as my kids threw Sweet N Low packets and crayola crayons on the ground just so I could get a break. 

Hope the rest of our readers are safe! This weekend is one for the books! Stay safe, drink WATER and stay tuned...we are up and running! Looking forward to our upcoming weddings this weekend minus some Derecho drama!