Yesterday, work was canceled for me. While this would
normally be welcomed on ANY Monday, it was a bit nerve wrecking hoping the
hurricane wouldn’t affect us! Luckily, the wind and rain weren’t too bad and
Tampa is safe and sound!
In talking with one of my non-coastal friends, I mentioned
the hurricane parties we have hear in Florida when a storm is about to
hit! She was VERY confused as to why we
would not prepare for the natural disaster and, as I laughed, explained to her
that was the exact point!
A hurricane party is where everyone gathers at the safest
house, bringing their hurricane items and perishable foods, in order to ride
out the storm. Because riding out a storm can take it while, it’s also
important to bring some entertainment...both digital and non digital! I
definitely recommend DVDs , video games, and CDs while the power is working and
board games for when the power is out!
Lastly, it can be fun eating all of the perishable foods
first! It’s a great change to eat frozen foods like ice cream and not feel too
guilty about it!
Here are some of my “must haves” at any hurricane party:
To ride out the weather this weekend, I had some fun making
drinks and baking a cake! I finally tried the White Peach Sangria recipe I
talked about a few posts back! It was very sweet but also very light…an easy
drink, for sure! While enjoying my sangria and watching mean girls, I also used
the time as an excuse to bake! I love baking and decided to make a vanilla cake
with mini chocolate chips in the batter. I also made a chocolate filling for
the middle of the two layers. Lastly, I made some cream cheese icing and used
red food color to create some colors to decorate the top! The design was
totally inspired by my new Lilly planner.
A little amateur, but overall, a ton of fun to make!
What do you do occupy time during bad weather? Have you ever
had a hurricane party?
Today’s Pickins:
1.
This pin shows you the right colors to matchyour toes to your nails without actually using the same color polish.
2.
Twelve Saturdays is the perfect site for your
gameday dress purchases! I am in love with so many of their designs!
3.
I’ve been lusting after a monogram bracelet for
a while and this one with pearls might be inching its way to the top of my
list!
