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Driving through an Earthquake and Running from Irene

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"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude."   ~ G.K. Chesterton How grateful I am that our family went through both the earthquake and the hurricane with out any harm. We actually were driving through the quake and therefore never felt a thing. Our vacation was in both D.C. and Williamsburg. So we were on our way out of D.C. and heading to Colonial Williamsburg when the earthquake hit. Then we were glued to the news while trying to enjoy Williamsburg, keeping an eye on the path of Irene. We only saw some scattered storms while in Williamsburg on Friday night and drove through some on our way back to Reagan Airport. It ended up that our flight on Sunday was cancelled so hubby worked his magic and got us a new flight out on Sat at 8 AM. Way to go EJ!!!! It was wonderful, we got home safe and still had an extra day at home to get unpacked and rested up before reality set in--our vacation was over. Back to the