Weird weather

We have been having some crazy weather out here. Yesterday it was so windy that a huge tree on our street blew over. It landed on a minivan and uprooted the sidewalk. Luckily no one was injured! We were without power for about 7 hours while the tree was cut down and removed. Lucky for us, we had a great excuse to go to Panera Bread for dinner and utilize their free Wi-Fi. We were both able to enjoy a great dinner, get some much needed work done, and avoid sitting at home in the dark.

This doesn't quite capture how crazy it was around here, but you can see the sidewalk, fallen tree, and minivan.

Today started out as a beautiful day. About mid-afternoon a few clouds rolled in - nothing dramatic or anything. Then, out of nowhere, it started pouring rain and HAILING! It's is a VERY rare occasion to see hail in southern California. Within about 30 minutes, it was sunny again.

A few hours later, we had a thunderstorm! I think this is the second time we've heard thunder and seen lightning out here. It was accompanied with heavy rains and more hail. I miss thunderstorms so much and so it was VERY exciting to hear the thunder; it's so relaxing to me.

This might be the craziest 2 days of weather we've had since we moved here. Noel and I think the world must be coming to an end.