AHHHH! EARTHQUAKE!

Our stake decided to have a emergency prepardness week. During the last 3 weeks, the bishops and stake president have been warning us that a "disaster" is coming. Well, it came. Obviously, it wasn't a real earthquake, but we pretended it was. Last Sunday the bishopric handed out a flyer to everybody, which basically said there was an earthquake that broke water lines and all types of power lines, and the grocery stores were cleaned out. The flyer listed what was available and when. Example: Monday and Tuesday, we had nothing. No water, no heat (except for the hot sun outside), no air conditioning, no power. Throughout the week things started to work again. On Wednesday we got water. Thursday, electricity (thank goodness for central air AC). Friday the gas came on (water heater. I HATE cold showers. BRRRR!), and phones started working again.

It was so hot upstairs by the 3rd night we slept downstairs

In the end, it was a fun week and we learned a lot. Especially the need to have A LOT of water. That is Essential! Water to flush the toilet, clean the dishes, wash your hands and the rest of your body, you really don't realize how much water we use day to day. It was a great experience and we are really glad we stuck to it and strictly did it, as it will be a great benefit for our future.