I know how eerie it is without power at night... we had a pre-planned power outage one night so they could upgrade the equipment here and it was so dark. Not even the streetlights were on. The only light came from the moon...
People don't realize how much light comes from their little clocks or the power buttons on their computers or the little LEDs on their power adapters and stuff. Those tiny lights actually provide just enough light to see stuff when you need to get up and walk around. Without them its pitch black.
And I'm so glad to hear that you guys and your house are ok!