It's almost over...well, I say that but Mason says it is really just now starting. I think he is meaning the clean up part. Welcome back to NC!! As a present here is a hurricane...yep, gotta love the coast. Mason always says one of the best things about the Marine Corps is that usually you will live near the beach (well, he says always, but we know that is not really true there are assignments like recruiting and I&I duty where you might not live on the coast as we have recently learned, hello Rochester). This placement is FANTASTIC unless there is a hurricane. We love the beach, in fact we usually go every or at the least every other weekend.
With Irene looking menacing off the Bahamas this past week, there was a lot of discussion as to whether or not the hurricane was even going to affect us. On Monday, I decided since that is my usual Sam's day I would buy the case of water that they had sitting in the front of the store along with the 3 pack of flashlights and the huge case of D batteries, just in case. I also decided to forgo the usual "freezer" section purchases for the month and instead stocked up on non-perishable snacks. I wanted to be ready "in case," but I was more thinking that it would be a good idea to have this stuff on hand for the future. Mason calls this "denial."
On Tuesday, I watched the weather and when Mason started talking about having a plan, I thought he was joking. Why should we think about leaving, it wasn't looking that bad. In fact on Tuesday, they were talking about it moving to the East meaning it would not even be that bad. On Wednesday, he was talking more seriously about us leaving (the kids and I, because he wanted to protect the house from "looters"...and make sure our house and the neighbor's house didn't have any flood damage,), I seriously didn't want to go. We had been gone the last 3 weekends and I wanted to stay home. On Thursday he called while I was out running and said we really should go and by then I agreed (after a lot of praying and watching of the news). The original plan was to head to visit friends in VA, but my Mom and Grandparents were going to be in Greensboro, NC for a funeral about 3.5 hours away so we changed plans and met them there. This morning we woke up and headed to Raleigh, NC for tonight. Tomorrow we are going back home. It's been an adventure. I keep seeing Facebook posts from friends about the damage and I am interested in seeing it all for myself. Mason says we lost siding and shingles, but amazingly the playhouse which is not anchored down did not move. He says the yard is a mess, but thankfully we live in a semi-new neighborhood, so there really are not a lot of trees and the trees that we do have are not big.
Most importantly, we are all safe and sound! It's been an adventure checking into a hotel and figuring out how to get kids and luggage into the room by myself. Good practice for later right...it can only get easier as Clara Beth starts walking more confidently, although a friend reminded me tonight that then they will both go in different directions...so maybe it won't get easier :)
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