Hurricane Lane

Hurricane Lane came through this week and overall ended up being pretty minor.

I spent Tuesday and Wednesday getting emergency supplies (food, water, cash) and packing to evacuate. 

We boarded up the house on Wednesday.

Jeff left for work Thursday morning knowing he couldn't return until everything was over. I tried to work Thursday but couldn't, the winds were blowing strong and I was really scared. My neighbors said they were staying and would look out for us, that we could evacuate with them to their mom's/grandma's house if need be.

Thursday night Felix, a new friend of ours, came over so I wouldn't be alone with the kids. I couldn't get to sleep and when I finally did (about 2 AM) the winds woke me 2 hours later, so strong I was afraid to look outside.

I went back to sleep for a couple hours and then just as I was getting up got a call from Jeff to evacuate to the hotel right away due to fires. That was a scary drive, smoke and ash and tree limbs everywhere.

Once we were at the hotel I felt much safer, we watched the fires burn and the storm break apart so that it no longer posed such a grave danger.

By Friday night I was sitting out on the balcony, watching it rain.

We returned home Saturday to minor damage to our fence. I slept a lot of Saturday, and 10 hours Saturday night, exhausted from the fear, really a sustained fight-or-flight state from early Thursday to Friday afternoon. Next time there's a hurricane I won't be so scared.

What an experience...and so grateful it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it could have been. So anxious to get back to normal now that it's over...

XOXO