Raindrops are Falling on my Head

Hurricane Ernesto has ushered in my first hurricane season as an East Coaster. While the DC region certainly doesn't have it as bad as Gulf Coast states, this California Girl is not used to this kind of weather. I'm used to counting the number of rainy days on one hand. I'm used to seeing people skip class because it's drizzling. I'm used to still wearing flip flops even in the rain.

So when the National Weather Service says, "The Washington region could get anywhere from 3 to 6 inches over the next 24 hours along with powerful gusts with the potential to bring down tree limbs and power lines," I'm thinking, that's more rain than I'm used to getting in a whole season!

When my dad and I were at the hardware store yesterday, I bought a flashlight. I have no idea if the power ever goes out in my building but I heard that the law school gets shut down occassionally because of storm induced power outages. That could be possibly one of the only good byproducts of flooding and massive storms. I really wouldn't mind a rainy day cancellation since I have the feeling we're not going to have any days cancelled for snow like they did in Minnesota.

Finally, despite the fact that I hate getting the bottoms of my pants wet from sloshing through rain, I'm excited for my first rainfall here. I finally feel like I get to feel seasons. In the last day or two I started to feel the cool fall breeze and I can't wait to start wearing the fall clothes that my parents brought and my cute little rain trenchcoat.