Weather

When I was little and there were tornadoes, my dad would tuck us safely into our shelter and then he would go and watch the storm.

As I got older, my dad would explain the tornado activity and show us the clouds and explain the fronts and the science behind it all. He'd still make sure we were safely out of harms way and out he would go to watch the storm. I don't remember being afraid of tornadoes growing up.

When I was pregnant with Tai, living in Pascagoula, MS, there was a hurricane. I was terrified. A) I was mostly alone and pregnant, 2) I had no idea about hurricanes, 3) the news made it look horrifying! I was 20 years old, pregnant, no family around, no idea what hurricane season was like, and no idea what they really were.

I had a very patient boss. He explained them to me. He told me to not watch the national news and only watch the local news (best advice ever). He told me how they were formed, what the fronts meant, what to expect, how to prepare, and how to be smart.

Then it became fascinating. Once the hurricane passed through, I watched the national news to learn more about them.

Blizzards are fascinating to me. I always say that I'm not a huge fan of snow but a good blizzard? I'm all in for. We're talking about a good snowed in blizzard.

Probably one of the biggest things on my bucket list would be to storm chase through tornado alley. I promised the kids that I would wait until they were all graduated from high school. I will do it as wisely as possible and do one of those package deals where you spend time with trained professionals but I want to be out there in it!

My heart and my prayers are with all of those impacted by the hurricanes currently pounding the world. My soul is with the weather people out there braving the storms to report and riding the storms out in bunkers.