I know tomorrow will be filled with hurricane status... So Ill get mine out of the way now.... This time last year, my mom forced me and my husband to sleep at her house because zone a was already in evacuation.... So early Sunday morning , I packed a luggage- a work outfit,my pjs,some socks, my important papers,our wedding album, and all wedding proofs and my pup and some toys... And off we went...Monday morning started as any other day... Took my best friend to work with me just incase we got to leave early , not knowing what the rest of the day intailed... By 1 pm we all begged to leave as the wind picked up and our road home has many trees... I went right back to my moms and my husband went to our home to grab some clothes for himself... He said he wanted to stay but my mom insisted he come back to her house...the winds picked up... The power went out -and trees began to fall... At 745 my best friend called me and said the water is rushing in and shes running for her life... To get home and grab what I can... I look at my husband and we left... Once we reached mill road.. We saw the roads closed... Running in the wind and in the dark to get to our home.. National gaurd cut us off- he said the water is already 9feet at weed avenue and if Im closer to the water .. Just say goodbye... Little did I believe the next morning - our world was in the front lawn... newly married and everything weve worked for to begin our life was covered in muk and sewage! There isnt a day that goes by where I dont think what could have been if it didnt happen but I cant take it back... There was no controlling such a surreal situation ... And the fear it has brought upon me as storms near or strong winds approach... Im grateful for our amazing family and friends who helped Day in and out for months to go through our rubbish and for my cheerleaders who helped me pack up the last of my belongings even tho there wasnt many... Thankful for my mom who forced us to leave and grateful to the man above for giving us another day... A year has gone by and a lot has changed ... But the thought of today for me will never go away... Drew Padell
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:29:35 +0000
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