On Saturday night we had a small dinner party here. We had a former student and his girlfriend over for a few courses (salad, cream of asparagus soup, short ribs and risotto). Everything turned out awesome, of course. Except that this also happened to be the night of a big rain and wind storm here in New England. We were just about finished with the last bites of the main course when.... the lights stuttered a couple of time and then went out completely. A few minutes later, after scrambling for our new (and rarely used) flood light and a box full of tea lights, our phone rings. The neighbors are wondering if we're okay without power. What should we do now? Invite them over and start mixing cocktails, of course! The kids, who were just getting snuggled up with Madagascar, pulled out their blocks and started building to entertain us all. (Note: the Elmo flashlight has continued to serve us well.)
After an hour and a half of candle-lit cocktails the power came back on (unlike other homes in CT where the power stayed off for days) and the lovely dinner party guests headed home for the night. It was a very memorable evening, and we were fortunate to only loose power for 90 minutes.
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