Wow, we just can't believe the change in the weather here!  It's like it's trying in some minor way to match what's going on on the east coast!  Last night, the wind whipped for most of the night and today the wind was no less strong.  It wasn't raining anymore, but there was still a fine mist in the air.  But no matter, we were going in to town today - cold wind, mist and all.

We actually set out with our jackets on!  And if there is anything good about this little "cold spell", it's that I'm getting to use the jacket Guillermo gave me for Christmas!!  I wore it pretty much all day yesterday, and most of the day today.  Anyway, we kept our jackets on until we got to town where it seemed the buildings there blocked a lot of the wind.  The usual routine downtown - check one store, get a few things; go to another, get some more things; and so on until we've gotten all we think we need.  The sun was out all morning but even with the wind, the walk back still got a little hot - especially there at the end with that hill.  Later in the afternoon, the clouds started coming in again and the rest of the day felt really cool.  We could hear the wind whipping outside, with several VERY strong gusts.  We wore our jackets again for a lot of the evening.

Oh, and yesterday, I had just finished taking my shower when the power went out!!!  The VERY reason why I keep a candle lit in the bathroom each time I take a shower because the power seems to go out for about 2 minutes every evening!!  So, finally, it came to good use!