I’m so exhausted. While I am in a great place with amazing people, my heart and head are still at home. My house has been reported ok, but half of my community is under water, and the other half have trees through their roofs. Roads are washed away, buildings destroyed, lives lost. There’s no food or gas and intermittent power. I can’t even GET home, as everyone I know who has tried got turned around by authorities or couldn’t find a way around the water. I don’t have a job to go back to as the roof is gone and mini doesn’t have school for the next week as it’s being used as an emergency shelter.
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The photos make me sick to my stomach... that’s my HOME. Where I grew up. So many memories LITERALLY washed away... And the water is still rising...
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I’m so thankful to Jeff and Laurie for opening their home and letting me and my family stay with them through all of this. They have been so kind and accommodating and made us feel like we are just part of the family here for a slightly extended vacation. I don’t know what I would do without these amazing humans, or how I will ever be able to repay them for the selflessness they’ve exhibited. I hope you are believers in karma, cuz I feel like you’ve racked up a few extra points lately.
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Overall, this may be the push I needed to leave. We’ve been planning to move for a while, but with recent events there really isn’t much to go back to. Seems like a good time to head west, and just deal with copious amounts of snow instead of hurricanes and humidity.
