Oh Hurricane Sandy - what a crazy woman you are... So we move here in 2010 and shortly after we had about 3 ft of snow right after Christmas 2010 and then Hurricane Irene came ripping through NJ tearing down trees and causing flooding in August 2011 and then a freak snowstorm Halloween 2011 brought down even more trees and powerlines and causing the whole town to be without power and gas. So exactly one year later for Halloween 2012 - I couldn't believe the same thing was about to happen again - and worse. Hurricane Sandy came through the NYC/NJ area on Oct 29 and brought with her 90+ MPH winds and rain. That Monday night was the scariest night ever. I tucked the kids in their beds and just sat downstairs and freaked out every time the loud wind came crashing up against the house. The windows rattled, the house moved - it was super scary and I was so happy to wake up the next day with everything and everyONE in one piece. The devastation to surrounding areas - Staten Island, the Rockaways, downtown NYC, and the Jersey Shore was astounding. Thank God we were okay - no damage and no power lost. The town of Maplewood was without power for about 2 weeks and many homes were damaged with all of the trees down. Everything stopped for about a week and people were living in churches, etc. Halloween was cancelled and moved to the following Monday. It was a crazy week. Our trip to St. Louis was cancelled - so we just sat at home and played with the kids. No one could go anywhere! Gas was being rationed - the grocery stores were on 10% generator with the shelves bare. It was nuts!!!!!!
