So, while this was going on in my backyard...
(photos courtesy of Landon Edwards)
Jonathan and I were pretending to be stressed out here...
And returned home early Monday morning to this...
(Herriman Beach is the reservoir on the left)
Listening to the radio on the drive home from the airport, I heard Jason Chaffetz, our Congressman, say that we had the best firemen in the entire world. Entire world? I admit, I snickered at the hyperbole, but after seeing these pictures of the hills in my backyard, I will retract my snickering and agree wholeheartedly. I mean, seriously, look at these houses! Thank you Herriman City, Unified Fire, and Unified Police for your efforts. You are miracle workers!
Thank you to friends & family for your calls, texts, fb messages. There we were sitting in the Honolulu Airport getting message after message asking if we were okay or if we needed a place to stay. We feel so loved! After hearing several neighbors' harrowing tales of evacuation in the middle of the night, I'm grateful to have missed the drama and merely had a sleepless night because it was the red eye flight. Our hearts go out to those 3 families who completely lost their homes and I'm sure the many more with damages.
I am so glad you had a great trip and that you and your home are safe!
ReplyDeleteI knew you were gone, so I stood guard outside your house with a garden hose. Ask anyone...I was there. :) You can thank me later.
ReplyDeleteWe were thinking about you guys while all of this was going on! How close was it to your house!? Scary! We are glad you guys are ok. We miss you guys! We need to try and get together! Sorry we bailed out on you guys at the last minute last time! We are occasionally in Riverton visiting my sister's family, and we always talk about stopping by and seeing you guys! Next time we are out there we just might do it!
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