I'm sitting on the patio in Destin, drinking a banana milkshake, listening to the wind in the palm trees and that sound of the ocean. On the one hand I'm glad we got our full stay in Florida. And I'm glad we weren't actually in Nashville to witness the mess developing firsthand. On the other hand I'm extremely nervous about going back tomorrow and what we'll find.
I know for a fact our house is safe. Rocky is with my parents and they are also safe. But from what we've seen on TV and online today we can only assume that the shop flooded. I hope we are wrong, or that there's not much water in there. Regardless of the condition of the shop we won't make the show now. And as much as I love my house, I'd much rather it be our house that was damaged than our shop. We have other places to stay. Nothing in my house isn't reletively easy to replace. Our house does not generate our income and pay our bills. It is the bills.
I'm concerend for the people who did lose their homes and belongings, some of my family included in that group. Our employees, too. But without our shop, we really have nothing. We've worked so hard over the last three years to build this business from nothing and had finally gotten to a place where things were rolling along well. We were about to debut our premier car at one of the biggest shows in the Southeast. Now we won't make that show. We have no idea what shape our building is in, if any equipment is damaged. Not knowing is the worst part right now for sure. Business will be down, I'm sure, which is understandable. It is entirely possible that life as Kirby and I know it is forever changed.
I'm still sort of glad that I'm here right now, not having to face it all yet. That's going to be one long drive home tomorrow, though, not knowing what we are going home to or even if we can get to our house yet. But I want to be home. I miss my Rock, and when you cuddle up with him he takes all the sads away. We have our lives, our families, each other and the Rock. We'll be OK.
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About Me
- Jenn W
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- I grew up just outside of Nashville, TN. I was, and still am, an only child. That explains a lot of my issues. My husband calls it “OCS,” or Only Child Syndrome. I have a wonderful husband, an awesome dog, and run a business with the both of them. I’m a bit of an introvert in person, but I’m willing to write and post lots of junk on the internet, so here goes!
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