Its very surreal to watch places that you've spent time in get shown on the news. I've been glued to The Weather Channel tonight watching the progression of Hurricane Rita, and although the storm is thankfully weakening, its still nerve-wracking to watch. Every time they show that loop of the current path I'm sure that its going to veer slightly to the north and nail Lake Charles.

At least now I only have to worry about places and things - I called home to confirm that Grandad, Meemaw, Meemaw's children and grandchildren have all evacuated to Shreveport to wait out the storm.