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It didn’t really rain until about 25 seconds after I took this photo. The effects of Hurricane Isaac have been slow moving, but right now the wind is howling. I’m not sure what to expect for the rest of the week, but suffice it to say, I won’t be home by the weekend. It’s a bit of a bummer as I’m anxious to get home, but I want to stick around to see this through to the end. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Thursday morning, 4:05 AM.
These past few days having been amazingly fun, busy, and exhausting. Getting up at 1 AM two nights in a row, followed by a 4:30 AM wake up call is leaving we a little wonky. Kevin, Eunice, and The Jackster left early this morning. Andrew left a few hours later. I have to say, the condo feels pretty empty right now. With all the hooplah surrounding the launch, I think I was most disappointed in the fact that my family and friends did not get to see the launch. While I’ll still be around to see it go up (whenever that may be), I’m sorry that they did not get to capitalize on the opportunity.
Someone pointed out that we must all have amazing family and friends. It’s true. Not everybody would get up at 1:30 in the morning after going to bed at 11:00 the night before to sit in the humid weather for a few hours with no payoff. And then to do it again the next morning. My friend Mel drove an hour from Orlando twice in the middle of the night to get on a bus and sit with the mosquitos. Andrew drove 14 hours each way to be hot and uncomfortable (and drive back all my junk. Seriously, I accumulated a lot of stuff) and sit in the rain. Elise even got up at 3 AM to watch the launch from Chicago. And my mom, Eunice, and Kevin came down from Boston for what would have been a five minute show. Everyone’s support has been amazing and I am thankful and grateful for all of it.
Now we’ve got to wait out a tropical storm before we try to get this thing up there again. I guess at least I can say is that it’s been eventful. Let’s hope my picture of the day for Thursday is small, glowing blob high in the sky.