so i FINALLY got to talk to my mom. she called me last night at quarter after midnight (my time.) i was kind of thrown aback to hear that ring (my parents have a diff ring on my phone) that late at night. she said they were ok, getting help and all. they finally got power back day before yesterday which is good. i imagine they were roasting ( Read more... )

are you serious?

our first week here and already a tropical storm? no one is sure exactly where she's gonna go but st. johns county is under a watch. i guess i better go get some supplies.

well after all the stuff going on i finally got my internet hooked up at my new place. i can check posts and comment but for some reason i cant update my journal from my Sidekick. ahh well. i had trouble with the modem or the signal or something and spent about an hour on the phone w/ tech support for Time Warner. finally they sent a new signal ( Read more... )

this is an os message board providing a bit more specific info about areas.

http://oceanspringsms.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=general

ive been trying to explain to my mom that our house is 98% gone. i guess she just doesnt want to believe its that horrible. my heart broke when she started crying saying, "karen, i dont want to start over." shes almost desperate to get back and see but i told her that there was no way to get back where we live and even if they did make it back ( Read more... )

kate murphy started a blog for updates about ocean springs news since there is absolutely nothing on tv about our city. so share the info you know

http://oshurricanenews.blogspot.com/

i talked to my mom at about 10 cst this morning as my parents were about to leave. ive been calling my moms cell phone all night but i keep getting her voicemail. i know they evacuated but i just need to know that they made it somewhere and they are safe ( Read more... )

so we found somewhere to live.

its a 1br/1.5ba condo in Las Palmas. i really didnt want to live in a complex but there is like nothing for rent in the whole town. very frustrating. i think the rent is too high; $830 for 1147 sq ft. not to mention its a townhouse so its going to be a bitch to move everything upstairs. its not like a normal ( Read more... )

so we went to st. augustine last friday to look for a place but didnt find anything. everything is either like a condo or someones cottage or something. practically every place we called about had either been rented or didnt allow pets. since when is having a pet such a big deal? and its not even like they allow small pets just no pets. its ( Read more... )

so...

WE'RE MOVING TO ST AUGUSTINE

as much as this is good news, ahem leaving Hell-ando, its going to be a total pain in my ass to move. Tim will still be working so that leaves me to take care of most of the arrangements. I hope he gets some time off and we can go home.

but I'm happy about this. St. Augustine is a nice town not a crusty city ( Read more... )