6 months ago today

Hurricane Ike started to make it historic landfall across Galveston and push a large amount of water into my house. The storm was huge. It was the worst day in my life to date. I remember it like it was yesterday and I still am not over it. I still have a very hard time dealing with it. I feel like a part of me has been lost. For whatever reason, I've been dreading this day for some time. Of course, the media doesn't help, as they've been hyping it, but maybe that's part of the healing process. I don't know. I just know that I don't wish something like this on anybody. It's horrible. And it won't go away for some time. I've been fighting the federal government since the hurricane hit, and I will continue to fight them until I am satisfied with the outcome. I'm now fighting Reliant Energy for an $800 electric bill for last month (explain that one for a house that had all of the electrical outlets fried by saltwater), and I will continue to fight them as well. It's just all very real and still quite fresh. I think it's ironic that the plan is to be back in our house the first of June... just in time for the 2009 hurricane season!