Sandy

Its monday.. and im home... we are in the beginning stages of the worst storm to ever hit NJ.... we are under a state of emergency and my office closed for today--- id have to assume tomorrow also but i dont want to push it....

NJ has seens hurricanes before... but normally by the time they get to us-- they have either slowed down... turned into a trapical storm-- and in most cases... we arent a direct target of it.. they usuall hit AROUND us and we just feel the rain and win effects from it.... but this time is different... it is making landfall in Barnetgat NJ... people have been seeing flooding in the area since YESTERDAY... and at that point the storm was still 500 miles away... so i cant even imagine the catstrophic damage its going to do to the coast...

My mom called me before to tell me that my cousins house is already gone... under water and done.. they took what they could and left... its all very sad.. most of my family lives in south jersey-- specifically Barnegat/Manahawkin/Little Egg Harbor/LBI... so i have major concerns for their saftey at this point....

So frequently the weather people are wrong... they hype us all up.. and the storm just never ends up getting to us-- so i think-- alot of people are taking this VERY lightly... and i think that in itself is going to create more destruction--- being unprepared can be the worst part....

Joe and i are prob alittle over prepared.. if he didnt think i was a lunatic already i would bought a raft... i purposely didnt put away my pool rafts though... i dont think he noticed.. LOL...i just tied them to the deck incase of emergency... we really arent in a flood area.. but you never know!

Hes more concerned about the wind and trees.. and the fact that the storm is intensifying instead of decreasing in power... its like its winding up out at sea to really whammy us.... its actually very scary... i am very nervous.. and im trying to occupy my time by doing things around the house... i have prepared a ton of things to do as soon as the power goes out but i am getting impatient and wanting to do them now! so i figured i would write this blog instead so i can document what is happening, as im sure its something i will want to remember as this storm will make history.. as well has to divert myself from wrapping Christmas gifts, folding 10 loads of laundry and painting my nails.

I decided i try out the Paleo Diet... its going pretty well although its only been a week and i did have cupcakes today.. that werent paleo but still gluten free... i lost 2lbs this week so far doing it... and 4lbs total since my family and i started doing this weightloss challenge at the beginning of the month... i want to get down to about 115 and then start building muscle... rather then trying to build muscle where im at 125.... im hoping to get pregnant sometime within the next year or so... and i just want my body to be as prepared as possible... id assume getting pregnant would be like hurricane sandy on my body... so the more prepared the better off ill be.

ok time to go watch the weather again...