Hurricane Ike

Most hurricanes are 100 miles wide. Ike was around 500.



This is the road we take to Surfside. Pictures of Surfside can be seen below where Beck is eating sand.




This was our beautiful downtown.






Although I didn't get a picture, a tree fell through the apartment next to us and several apartments had to be evacuated. They are currently rebuilding the ones that were damaged. Thankfully our apartment and cars were kept safe. We did however lose power and I thought I would go crazy waiting for it to come back. Now that it's come back after 9 days I've come to appreciate the little things in life. Warm water, a cold drink, a/c in 90 degree weather, being able to find your way to the bathroom in the middle of the night, etc etc etc. The clean up still continues here and everywhere else but having power back means that Beck can sleep in his crib again and not wake up crying because he's too hot. It means that we can eat something besides PB sandwiches. It means I can catch up on The Hills and Gossip Girl. It means I can soak in a warm tub and check my email 100 times a day. I love my electricity and I will never do something silly like abandon it to sleep in the woods for any extended period of time. Thank you to all my friends who worried about me and sent me notes, emails, and texts. Thank you to my family who prayed for my power to return. THANK YOU CENTER POINT ENERGY FOR RESTORING MY POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!