"Ooh, a Rubik's Cube!"
The Wife and SWSNBN made it here last night. We spent pretty much all of today alternating between walking the beach, swimming in the pool, and napping (thanks to the several maragaritas consumed at lunch). All in all, not too bad a vacation, as long as you don't consider what's going on back home.
As of 9 PM CST on Friday, power was still on at our house. I don't expect that to continue, and I wouldn't be surprised if we extended our vacation a few days to give the necessary personnel in Houston time to start getting things taken care of.
Thanks again to everyone who's commented/e-mailed/called/texted to make sure we're okay. We are. Our thoughts are with everybody still in the Houston metro area, and we hope y'all stay safe.
I try not to watch CNN and the Weather Channel, but my hurricane compulsion usually wins out. I keep seeing footage of the fishing pier and the Flagship and Gaido's and hoping everybody on the island is okay. I hope those giant pines in our yard hold up. I hope nobody floods. I hope, I hope.
It's gonna be a long night for everyone. Take care. Catch you on the flipside.
Jessica Willey is looking mighty cute tonight. I didn’t realize she was so tall! She makes Ike easy on the eyes.
It’s midnight. I live about 3 miles east of you. It just started to rain for the first time. It’s really windy, but not quite violently so. Not quite.
Hang tight in Florida. It’s okay here. Most of our friends have already lost power, so we can’t be far behind. We have a house full of coastal refugees. Two people and three dogs. And the wind is howling…
Peace out, yo.