the evening was PERF

We all gathered down by the pool. Collected chairs close together under the shade of the tree, anticipating that we would be sharing each other's company long enough that it would be too warm in the sun! The mai tais started pouring. The Maui chips were being devoured by the handfuls and we were swapping stories of what's been happening since we last saw each other here. We were introduced to a few new characters and we poured some more mai tais & filled our baskets again with chips, as the talking went on & on for a couple of hours- but wait!!
THAT is not even close to the PERF part. (although it was quite good in itself) .... The power went out. everywhere. (around us). Parts of the group were deciding to see if they could find a restaurant that still had power. Others were just gonna hang out for a while & swim. The Captain & I had been anticipating the grilling of tri-tip for 3 days & he had even found some farm fresh corn- so off we went to our unit to fire up the propane & shred up some lettuce for a salad. Half way thru our preparations it was getting dark so we dug out the emergency candles & continued working at it. The corn joined the beef on the grill since we couldn't use the stove & I took a bath, illuminated by the booklight of my Kindle. Since the A/C had been off for a while in the unit, it was cooler outside & a breeze was starting up so we set the table on the lanai & brought the candles out with us. The Captain got the bright idea of bringing out his laptop & popping in "50 First Dates". IT WAS SUCH A DELIGHTFUL MEAL. The food tasted great, the ambiance was amazing and the company ..... well it was good as it gets. About 3/4 of the way through, the electricity popped back on. Fortunately, I had already wandered thru earlier & turned most of the switches off & only missed 1. So the Captain hopped up & turned it off & we continued our camp out as if nothing had changed!! And since sooooo many people had taken off to eat out (or?) .... there were no lights on around us. It was terrific being with someone that just made the best of the situation we were in- because, as a result, it was the best situation to be in! ILY my Captain.