It was my 13th birthday. One of my favorite and most cherished presents of my entire life...and I never could've known how much I'd value it to this day. My Garfield phone.
(Hello 80's.)
(Hello 80's.)
Full disclosure, I had completely forgotten about Garfield until Adam brought him upstairs with a comfortable smile. "I found this - we can use it if we lose power." Yes, we still have an old school land line which we never use, but are thankful for now. Almost as thankful as I am for Garfield.
Being raised in Ohio, we don't "do" hurricanes. My husband grew up in the military, spending most of his childhood in the south. He's much more experienced in such natural occurrences. Give me snow all day long, but hurricanes?
That in mind, I've taken in as much information from North Carolina natives as humanly possible, coming to the conclusion there are three main categories of people.
1. We've prepared the house, weatherproofed everything and we're evacuating immediately.
2. We've done all we can, stocked up with a few weeks supply of food, necessities, water, filled the bathtubs with water and we're going to hunker down and stick it out.
3. Hurricane Party.
We fall more into the second category, worrying more about having what we need to take care of the kids and pets than anything else. It's hard to drive to work however, seeing thousands of people evacuating, only to wonder if you should do the same.
Being raised in Ohio, we don't "do" hurricanes. My husband grew up in the military, spending most of his childhood in the south. He's much more experienced in such natural occurrences. Give me snow all day long, but hurricanes?
That in mind, I've taken in as much information from North Carolina natives as humanly possible, coming to the conclusion there are three main categories of people.
1. We've prepared the house, weatherproofed everything and we're evacuating immediately.
2. We've done all we can, stocked up with a few weeks supply of food, necessities, water, filled the bathtubs with water and we're going to hunker down and stick it out.
3. Hurricane Party.
We fall more into the second category, worrying more about having what we need to take care of the kids and pets than anything else. It's hard to drive to work however, seeing thousands of people evacuating, only to wonder if you should do the same.
We're hoping everything will be okay though and especially praying for those along the coast. There's a peace of mind in keeping in contact with family and friends back home and I'm especially thankful to be married to Adam who has been nothing but the MacDaddy in preparing for the storm.
I marvel at the thought, wondering how people throughout history could've dealt with such powerful forces. There were no warnings, no "News Channel 5" to give you up to the minute details. The craziest part, is if you'd go outside as of this morning, it's an absolutely beautiful day. Who would believe that, knowing what a beast of a storm is right around the corner?
It will be an experience for sure. One I hope that'll be less exciting than not.
All there is to do now is send love and prayers to everyone in the path, hope she passes through quickly and wish for the best. Here we go-
I marvel at the thought, wondering how people throughout history could've dealt with such powerful forces. There were no warnings, no "News Channel 5" to give you up to the minute details. The craziest part, is if you'd go outside as of this morning, it's an absolutely beautiful day. Who would believe that, knowing what a beast of a storm is right around the corner?
It will be an experience for sure. One I hope that'll be less exciting than not.
All there is to do now is send love and prayers to everyone in the path, hope she passes through quickly and wish for the best. Here we go-
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