Despite the dramatic title, we haven’t actually had personal experiences with either one of these… yet. But, it’s been an eventful week so far in Houston!
An area of Katy just North of us
An intersection underneath I-10 and Beltway 8 right in between our two offices! We both drive through this intersection several times a day, but Tuesday police divers were rescuing people and cars from about 15 feet of of flood waters!
The I-10 feeder road off Gessner near Tallowood
As long-time residents of the Gulf Coast, floods have come to be expected. But not in APRIL! We still have almost two months until the beginning of Hurricane Season!
No huge deal, though. The city has recovered quickly. All the water is pretty much gone and I’m sure insurance companies are getting lots of phone calls now!
As if that wasn’t bad enough, apparently Houston is now being threatened by the daunting Swine Flu. This morning, the local news reported that a baby died of the Swine Flu in a Houston hospital, marking the first American death from the virus. In the city where I reside… Great!
No worries, though. We didn’t have any flood waters in our house (or even on our street), and we’re washing our hands as much as possible! The Swine Flu is apparently only a major threat to infants and the elderly (just like the regular seasonal flu), so I think we’re safe. That’s not to say that other age groups can’t catch it… I believe we are just much more likely to recover from it and not die!
I’m really making you want to come to Houston now, right?
In better news, we got a visit from Kerri and Nick this weekend (before all the craziness)! Kerri is one of my oldest and dearest friends from Dunham, we roomed together in college and have been bridesmaids in each other’s weddings. It was wonderful to spend some time with Kerri and her newly-wedded husband! We enjoyed a hibachi and sushi dinner, spent some time at the zoo, caught three hours of the NFL draft and took in an epic Astros game (alas, we lost).
While at the zoo, we visited this little guy, who has literally earned the title of the “world’s cutest animal!”
Not to make our little Buddy jealous, but Toby the Red Panda is pretty darn adorable!
-Laura
