Tornadoes

Apologies apologies. I cannot believe it has been so long since I have written. I promise to be more diligent in my efforts to keep a blog.

About a week ago, I took a day trip to Gulfport, MS. We have an office there, and it is located on the coast of MS. While it was a B-E-A-UTIFUL drive down there, it was incredible to see the area. Hurricane Katrina hit this area in 2005, and while there were no real signs of a hurricane.... well, that's the thing. There were no real signs of much. I cannot tell you how many pieces of land I saw with steps leading up to a concrete slab, where a house once stood. One of the attorneys in our office had managed to escape his home through the attic with an axe. While I had seen the footage on the news, it was very humbling to see the after effects first hand.

Recently a tornado tore through MS, and Rich and I were driving through an area that had been hit. There was a boat lodged in the side of a house, and the house next to it was lucky enough to only have the roof blown off.

I told Rich we should definitely get insurance in case we find ourselves in the aftermath. His response, "If we loose it all, we loose it all. We'll probably be dead anyway." Nice. I feel so much safer. Thanks honey.

Other than that, I have enjoyed some of my first big thunder and lightning storms. Holy moly. It makes your heart skip a beat and the vibrations rock your whole body. Seriously. Ask Sterling, my cat. If you can find him. Check the back of the master closet.

I promise to post some pictures as soon as I figure out how. Until then, take care of yourself and each other...