Ike.... Yikes!!

For those of you who might not be following the storm, Hurricane Ike has set his sights on Houston and is coming to get us. Well, technically he has set his sights on Katy. The eye is supposed to pass directly over Katy on Saturday bringing with it 10-14 inches of rain and 100 mph winds. Hmmmmm, this should be fun :P The official City of Houston stance on Ike is that only those in the storm surge area should evacuate and the rest of us should "shelter in place". Nate and I have debated whether or not to evacuate and thus far we have decided to stay here and ride it out. I'm not gonna lie, I'm scared. I'm not terrified, just scared, and not entirely sure that we shouldn't evacuate.

We are getting ready, storing water and putting our essentials into our interior room (aka, downstairs bathroom). We are even flying in duct tape from California (compliments of my dad) in order to tape up our windows. If you are reading this, please be praying for everybody near the Texas coast. We don't ever know for sure where these storms might go, and a good portion of the Texas coastline is still at risk. Pray for our safety as we hunker down as well as protection for our neighbors as Katy is expected to have a direct hit. We may still decide to leave, but for now we are planning to stay..... I'm getting nervous :P