Stormy Weather and a Wedding

Well, Atlanta got it's first tornado in about 50 years on Friday night, and it was pretty bad. It is said that it killed at least 3 people and injured several, but it could have been worse. It did destroy some homes and buildings as well as the roofs and exteriors of several buildings, like the Georgia Dome (during the SEC Basketball championship, which UGA ended up winning) and several of the glass windows of The Westin. The Omni was evacuated, and several people fled to the CNN Center for cover. The St. Patrick's Day Parade was cancelled. It was a mess all over downtown, and they were cleaning it up all weekend.

The storm blew out to Covington, where it rained cats and dogs and threw hail bigger than golf balls down. Our yard was torn up pretty badly, and my car and dads are both dinged and dented. My car has a cracked windshield and a hole where the windshield wipers are as well. The insurance guy is coming out tomorrow to look at it all. You can see pictures that dad took of the hail everywhere and that I took when I got home here.

The reason I wasn't home is that I went with the McFarlins to Charleston, S.C. for a wedding this weekend. While we were there, we got to see Claire Peters, which was really fun. The storm headed up from Georgia to find us in Charleston by Saturday night. We ended up taking a taxi home to avoid being drowned in the rain, but by Sunday morning, it was beautiful and sunny again in both states. When we headed out to leave, we got stuck on a 10-mile stretch of road for 2 hours on I-26 because a tornado had touched down out there the night before, snapping pine trees or uprooting them and strewing them all over the road. They were cleaning them up, and it slowed everyone down. It took us about 7 hours to get home (to Ben's house, since he drove) because of it. You can see some pictures of our trip to Charleston here.

The wedding definitely made me think about the fact that ours was 3 weeks from Saturday, and I about had a panic attack when we all stood up to watch the bride come down the aisle. Knowing how clumsy I am and how emotional that day will be for me, I'm more nervous than I can explain to have those doors open wide and have all those people stand up to look at me. It's a good thing I have my dad to lean on for support! I'd probably pass out or throw up or just get flustered and trip...which might happen anyway, but like I said, Dad will be there to catch me. =) Anyway, once I could breathe again, I felt a little more calm and could enjoy Bo and Tapley's wedding, which was very nice.

I'm so ready to be married! =)

Love,
Meghan