Spectacles, Frogs, and Explosions

Today is just an example of how an ordinary Monday can end up going from good to great to PANIC.
Today we had a family outing to the eye doctor where Mex and I found ourselves some hot new eyewear...





And then we decided to stop at Texas Roadhouse for dinner, and much to our surprise (and my excitement, because I have a ridiculous obsession with taking pictures with mascots) there was a radio station promotion going on there. We got pictures with the Pickle Parrot AND the Froggy Frog.





And just as I was sitting down to my studying and assuming that the night would end smoothly, a tsunami hit. Earlier on the drive home Old Lady said, "Wow, those are some really dark clouds." And I said "Yes, its probably going to rain." And it rained. And stormed. And hailed.



Just as I was going downstairs at the peak of the storm to make myself another cup of tea, there was what I consider an explosion. Apparantly the transformer across the street from us got hit by lightening, and I had what I'm pretty sure could have been considered a mild heart attack.
For anyone that has never witnessed a transformer getting hit by lightening, its basically a bright white light and a lot of "buzzzzz" sounds followed by sparks. It literally lasts maybe two seconds, but that's plenty of time to send me into a panic.
For everyone else's future reference, this event is NOT a disastor, your house will NOT burn down, and you DO NOT need to contact emergency services. At least that's what I'm told, although I felt that all those things were very likely possibilities in my panic.
On the bright side though, I'm still alive, my house is still standing, and I am now wide awake and ready to study some anatomy! I hope everyone's day was as eventful and exciting as mine. (But hopefully minus the explosion...)