The Lights went Out

The power went out in the middle of the night, and our fire alarm freaked out for the time being.

It was also subzero temperatures, -18°F again I believe it said.

If you live up far north like we do, it doesn't get light until around 9am, and 10am is when it's more daylight. So we got ready in the bathroom like this!

We found out school was cancelled and had locked the doors until 11am, so Austin and I had to focus on staying warm in a basement apartment with no heat in subzero temps.

We put on the thermals, and brought all the blankets to the living room away from windows and doors. Our bedroom was probably the warmest, but that was where the crazy fire alarm was that was freaking out due to no power. We hadn't slept since 3am at this point because of it. Austin was considering clipping the wires haha.

The power ended up returning after 10am as seen in this photo (you can see how dark it still is outside this time of year). Hey, it raised to -2°F! We learned we should add 24hr. candles to our food storage, and things we can cook without an electric oven! Der-der-der!

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