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Waiting Out the Storm

12/14/2011

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The rain is pelting here; it has been for days.  I can hear it, morning noon and night, though the gray cloudy sky obscures any and all sense of time. 

Pitter patter. Pitter patter. Thrap thrap thrap.

The rain keeps coming.

And then the wind.

Whooooo.  Whooooo  whooooo hooooo.

Through our thin walls. 

The Roomie’s room bears the brunt of the howling wind.  Insidiously, it leaks through invisible cracks and seeps into her room.  At night the thrap thrap thrapping and the whoo hooo whoooing make sleep fitful.

Restless sleep.  Not awakened by the commotion, but constantly tapping at our quiet minds. 
What to do in a storm like this?  The inevitable moment of marvel at the giant pieces of hail, piled like snow on our window pane.  The gusting clouds, wooshing through the sky.  For a moment, a hint of blue just peeking through the clouds.  But it’s gone in an instant and the pelting starts again.

What to do?

Bundle.  Huddle.  Keep warm.

Now’s the time for comfort food.  Now’s the time for stewed lentils for lunch and glasses of red wine with pizza for dinner.  Now’s the time for overpriced jars of salsa and corn tortilla chips from the international section to satiate a palate starved for home. 

Now’s the time to wait it out.  ‘Cause vacation is almost here.  And so is California.
7 Comments
Mom
12/14/2011 01:33:36 pm

We will be waiting with open arms and Costco-sized jars of salsa.
After a month in Asia, I'm starved for the food of home too.
Monday can't come to soon.

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Karen V. link
12/14/2011 09:49:10 pm

Rain storms can sure heighten homesickness. Today it is raining early morning in California but it will clear up by 9 am! Have lots of comfort foods & a safe trip home!!! (Those chips look yummy!)

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Katie link
12/14/2011 11:25:34 pm

Mom - Gearing up to inaugurate the new oven and marble. :)

Karen - The rain's been pretty solid for a couple weeks now. Might see some snow tomorrow!

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Kelli H link
12/15/2011 12:05:51 am

Such good writing! Loved it!
Whole Foods has this great jarred salsa. It's roasted chipotle and it's delish! I'm not usually a jarred salsa fan but I dig this one.

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Nancy Drewek
12/15/2011 12:55:53 am

Katie,
You are such an amazing writer. I absolutely love reading your blogs. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family!

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Marsha Carvalho
12/15/2011 06:56:04 am

And be sure to buy lots of brown sugar to take back and sell on the Black Market there. Jacques Chirac might be able to give you some tips on that sort of behavior.

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Mom
12/15/2011 05:41:26 pm

Home! Carol and I had a bottle of Pinot, great cheese and a soda cracker. We were so close.

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