I guess it was about 6:15 pm or so when I heard crazy thunder in the distance and noticed the strange color of the sky. I was cooking dinner so Jon turned on the tv to see what the "experts" were saying. I think his exact words were something like "Holy Crap" and then said he thought we had about 15 minutes. Of course I continued eating my dinner for another 10 minutes. Then the weather sirens sounded and within about 3 seconds it hit. The noise was horrible. The windows shook, rain fell sideways. We don't have basements here so when the weather hits, we take cover in our walk in pantry which happens to be under our stairwell. I think I've taken cover in there one other time and I don't think Jon has ever taken to the pantry. We were both in there, pillows on our head and I was telling Jon that I loved him.
When we finally came out of the pantry, this is what we saw.
Our trees that sit between our house and the neighbors house split and went on their car, house and fence. Debris was everywhere, the swimming pool was trashed. Luckily everyone was OK. Several houses ended up without roofs so we were VERY lucky. There was a confirmed tornado and 80 mph winds in the area. Not sure which one we had and not sure it matters. Either way, not fun. We of course lost electricity and were without for a couple of days.
My parents were already scheduled to arrive on Friday so they spent the next couple of days helping with the cleanup. Again, NOT on the agenda as they were coming to help with Operation "Get Ready For LuLu". Of course, they are from south Louisiana so a little storm cleanup doesn't even phase them.
It's Monday and besides some insurance details, things are getting back to normal. Operation "Get Ready for LuLu" did commence yesterday as my friends had a shower for me. It was LOVELY and more on that to come.
