On Wednesday, October 10th Hurricane Michael hit the Mexico Beach area as a category 4, only 2 mph shy of a category 5. It devastated that area and up through Marianna but thankfully Tallahassee has spared. I learned a lesson after seeing all the devastation just 45 minutes west of us - if another storm makes a direct hit like that on Tallahassee, we will evacuate!
Schools announced they were going to be closed Tuesday through Friday that week and state offices followed with the same closures. We were prepared to be without power for several days but thankfully we were only without power for 36 hours. Others in Tallahassee were not so lucky (including Nanny who was without power for seven days) so we were counting our blessings! My friend Brittany lives in a part of Wakulla county that was under mandatory evacuation, so she ended up staying with us for two days during the storm (Wednesday and Thursday). Then on Friday, Mimi and Papa came over to enjoy some cool air and a hot meal. On Saturday, Mrs. Marleni and the girls came over to enjoy the cool air and use our washing machine to wash several loads of clothes. We had a lot of guests and it was nice to be able to help!
Of course no hurricane is complete without some funny memes. These made me laugh...
We did our typical pizza meal before the storm hit so we would have plenty of leftovers. We went up to Target on Tuesday afternoon (which was surprisingly not crowded) and then ran up to Marcos for pizza.
Playing at the shopping center playground while waiting on our pizza. You can't tell from this picture but it was breezy with huge dark clouds looming.
Brittany, the kids and I spent our time working on this puzzle. We tried to complete it but somehow we were missing four pieces. This was such a challenge but I'm glad we were able to get it done!
After the storm, our yard looked like nothing had happened. We had a few limbs down in the backyard but the front yard was great with only a few singles laying in the grass. On Thursday, we ventured up to the top of the road and saw we were blocked in from both directions due to numerous trees on the road. Neighbors were already out early that morning cutting up trees and working careful around all the down power lines. Makes me nervous! A utility team from Denton, TX arrived Thursday afternoon and was assigned to our area. By 10pm Thursday night, we had power back!
Neighbors working to clear the road of all the fallen trees.
These two worked hard in the yard and were very sweet to one another during the storm and afterwards. I'm so thankful everyone was safe and none of our loved ones suffered any major damage. Now let's hope another hurricane doesn't come through anytime soon.
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