Irene came calling......but I guess we didn't answer the door.

Irene came calling Friday night moving a wedding from Wilmington to Raleigh at PGUMC and Joe played for it.   Slight rain was falling in both Raleigh & Durham throughout and by the time we got home, the streets and ground were nice and damp.  Overnight we had a few showers as the outer bands of Irene came and went.  According to the weather reports we only got between 1/2 and an 1 inch of rain.  Most of that must have fallen overnight as during the day it was only a steady sprinkle.  The wind however really started to pick up in the early afternoon as Irene moved along the Albemarle sound.

We pretty much stayed in all day and ordered pizza for lunch.  We finally gave up on watching hurricane coverage on TV about 3:30 and started watching things we had on the DVR.    Our power here only flickered off once around noon unlike some other areas of Durham & Raleigh who lost power due to downed trees, blown transformers, etc.

In the mail today we received our certified copies of our marriage certificate from Connecticut.  Now we have something else to put in the safety deposit box, since we tend to misplace things a lot around here.  All in all it's been a nice quiet Saturday for us.  Of course, as I type this, the wind and rain have gotten up stronger than it has been all day long.  Oh well, guess it's nap time.  We both hope that everyone stays safe and dry while Hurricane Irene moves up the U.S. coastline, especially Rob & Lola in CT.