Hurricane Irene Is History!

Never doubt the power of prayer - it is very powerful!!

We are all ok!! :) God answered all of our prayers, when Hurricane Irene

touched land in New York City and it turned into a Tropical Storm. It could have been worse

but it wasn't. We were very lucky and I am so grateful, my prayers and thoughts are with all of the other states that were affected by Hurricane Irene and for the lives that were lost.

And no there is no such thing as being over prepared, better safe than sorry!

Many people are now regretting all the precautions they took and the MTA being shut down completely. But is there any such thing as being over prepared?

We can now laugh and say with lots of happiness that Irene is History baby!

I wish with all my heart that these coming days are nice and relaxed so that I can enjoy our last days of summer vacation, plus I have two birthdays to plan - Miguelito's on the 5th and my Mom's on the 10th of September :)

Thank you so much to all of my beautiful friends and family in Texas for your messages, prayers and words. They meant the world to me and my family. We love you all!!

I can not forget to mention some very special girls that kept me on my toes during this entire ordeal, if it were not for their messages, emails, and text messages I would have been a total mess!

Marz - my beautiful sister, darling Claire, sweet Erin, my sunshine Jasmine, and Mi Clau!!
You girls rock - I love you lots!!!!

"My friends are my estate"

- Emily Dickinson

Now for some before and after pictures, one thing that really amazed me was seeing NYC so empty, for the city that never sleeps and which is always full of people it was scary to see it a ghost town.

Before:
Taken on Saturday a day before Irene was supposed to hit us. The photographer in me couldn't help it and had to come out to take some pictures!

Saturday morning - Irene was going to hit on Sunday morning. Nyc streets empty!

NYC looking solemn awaiting Irene!

Stores following the advise of taping up there store windows.

Ghost town I tell you!

Bread aisle empty.

Cold meat section empty

Chip aisle empty, except for those poor cheetos :(

NYC stores boarded up!

 After:
 Taken Sunday afternoon.

Two bikers relaxing on the bench and paying no mind to the fallen tree branch behind them.

Two blocks away from where I live, street lamp post fell on top of the car.

Tree branches everywhere

We can now look at these signs and laugh :)

NYC stores closed!

Central Park 

 This is what the wind sounded like in Central Park a day after Irene, I can just imagine the sound of the wind during Irene!

I am happy to say that New Yorkers took all of the warnings very seriously and we can now happily say
Irene Is History - Baby!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Kary xoxo

P.S. Do keep an eye out for a very sweet giveaway that will be posted by the end of this week :)