The Old Man is Snoring

It has been raining and pouring on and off since we moved up here, which has been pretty fun. There was even a tornado in Brooklyn the week we moved up, which sent the city into quite the standstill. The majority of the damage was just broken trees, but it was an ordeal because public transit to get on and off the island shut down, which made me very thankful that we are not commuters to the city. Logan and I felt like it was pretty ironic that there was a tornado (and there have continued to be tornado watches this week) because we figured we had moved away from that kind of crazy weather!

Rainy days in the city are just as bustling as sunny ones, even in mom-world. The kids and I for sure do not have the wardrobe or extra stroller equipment for them, however. I need to find some lightweight raincoats for the boys, and a rain cover for my stroller. I’m really looking forward to getting some rain boots for myself – it has been confirmed by some of the women here that I should go ahead and splurge and get good quality ones, which I was wanting to do anyways J. I’ve been wanting to buy them every day that it has rained, but I can’t decide whether to get turquoise or black… any votes? I really want the turquoise, but the black ones are more practical, dang it.

Since we don’t have a/c in our apartment we keep it cool and keep the air moving with the windows open and fans on in each room. I figured that would be all that we would need, but I didn’t realize how muggy that would make our apartment. And I mean it’s humid in here. Cool, but sticky. My hair has never been worse. In the morning I feel slightly like I’ve been camping outside – not terribly, but slightly. It makes me think of mornings after campout at Buckner when the only thing you can think about when you wake up is how much you can’t wait to take a shower.

I desperately need to remember any humid weather strategies I had developed in college for my hair, because it’s bad. Like a lion for sure. Honestly though, how do you recover from walking 10 blocks in the rain? When I figure it out, I’ll let you know…