Aftermath of Ike

So, as you all probably know, hurricane Ike tore Galveston up! As of today, Galveston still has no electricity and it's been a week. Fortunately, Mama (north of Galveston) does have power now but she was out for 5 days. I actually went to my mom's house to ride the storm out with my family. Yeah, I know. You're probably thinking what the hell is wrong with her? Why would she go meet a storm projected to be deadly? I really don't have an answer to that question. All I know is that my entire family was at my mother's house ready and willing to face Ike. I wanted to be with them. I figured if something happened to us, at least we'd be together. You're reading this blog now so you know I'm still breathing. Although the storm was very intense, nobody got hurt. There was a little damage to my mom's house, but nothing extreme. On the contrary, my grandmother and a friend of my boyfriend's lost everything. A few other people I know have lost their belongings as well.

My brother never evacuated Galveston, but he's not hurt. He was able to sneak past the guards and get on the phone while in jail to call me and make sure we were okay. He said they were feeding them sandwiches and they hadn't had power or water since the storm hit. I know it's a bunch of funky dicks in that jail house!

My uncle and a few friends came up to Dallas and stayed at my crib. We actually had a great time considering the fact that I only have a one bedroom apartment and it contained 9 people for almost a week. Yeah, it was a bus load of us, but we made it work.

I'm not sure when Galveston will be livable again, but it doesn't seem as if it will be anytime soon. After seeing the news, it doesn't look like it will ever be the same. Guess time will tell.