not going outside!!!

so there is a storm happening right now and it is so intense that it doesnt really look real. it reminds me of that movie "the perfect storm" when you know that it is all fake and you can just imagine that there are wind and rain machines just out of sight that are blowing everything all over the place. that's what it looks like here. i hope it eases up soon because i am wanting to go out to the Legends - an outdoor mall - today. but as of now, i dont think i would even make it to my car from the front door without getting soaked. no thanks. made it back from church just in time!
so i wanted to provide an update for those who have expressed concern for my emotional state. i have heard from charles twice since my last post - thank God! he is fine, just had his 2nd day off taken away from him and has been super busy. somehow in his mind, it makes sense that the only proper and sufficient way to make contact with your wife is to wait until you have enough time to have a lengthy conversation by phone or computer. however, i think he is beginning to understand that that is not enitrely true because he called yesterday and we only talked for maybe 20 minutes because that's all the time he had. he said "i had a few minutes and thought i'd give you a call". i dont want to hope too much that the light bulb has gone on - but it was very nice all the same. i'll sure take what i can get!
you know, it's times like these that i wish i had cable - or even a working radio. i know not to worry about tornados because the guy at the front gate said we are under severe thunderstorm watch until 5pm. i am taking his word for it, as i am watching a pretty severe thunderstorm happen outside right now. but it would be nice to know if there is more on the way. oh well.