Prepping for Irene.

Well, here we are.

Prep started late last night with an emergency midnight snack. We had to get our strength up for all the work to be done today.

[Grilled cheese and fries from the Green Kitchen Diner]

All the grocery stores, Duane Reades, and hardware stores are completely out of chips, bread, water, and oh so many other essential items. And most of them have been closed for the last few hours. We are buckling down for Irene.

The worst part of today's prep work?

No coffee.

[Well, not really. We got coffee around the corner from the Green Bean Cafe around the corner.]

Gillian and Natalie are here, and we are settling in for at least the next 24 hours. We spent most of today making last minute trips to the grocery store for more bread (the only remaining options were English muffins, pita bread, or hamburger buns) and keeping our eyes out for potential hurricane boyfriends.