Did you feel it? If you were in California maybe. It freaked me out. I'm sure I felt it the least of anyone. I heard the window rattling (which it does often) and then I saw our mirror closet doors start swaying (which it never does) I decided to hop of the bed and run to the door. I couldn't think of anything else to do. I watched the tv in the living room sway (it's a flat panel, so that thing would most likely have toppled over). The cupboards in the hall were swaying back and forth also. When all that registered and I was holding still I felt the ground swaying. I watched the door of the cupboard until it stopped. I thought what if there are aftershocks? What am I going to do? I'm on the top floor. Could I go sinking into the ground. I immediately started looking on the internet (It's the sorce of all my information, heaven help me if I don't have the internet). I did find a site that said an earthquake had hit Los Angeles area, but nothing showed up on google news yet. I texted Ryan and said something like, I think I might be crazy, but I think I felt an earthquake. At some point I had walked outside and I saw a mail truck drive by. There was a package outside our door. No one was standing outside looking bewildered (except maybe for me) like I see in movies. I got an immediate text back from Ryan, which means he hadn't gotten mine yet. He said the whole 21 floor was swaying back and forth. Oh good I'm not crazy. Oh crud that was an earthquake!
Now I don't want anyone to think I wasn't thinking about my husband before, but when I saw where the location of the epicenter of the earthquake was (they actually had that about 1 minute after it happened) I googled our placement and thought Ryan was far enough away I didn't have to worry. I do hope to really hear from him soon. I can't get through on my cell phone and then I was like, duh, maybe people who really need help are trying to get through. So I'm blogging because I have to tell someone. I'm alright.
Now I'm just worried about aftershocks.
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Update:
Ok, aftershocks are apparently not that bad, there have been several and I haven't felt any. Ryan finally called me while he was climbing up to the 21 floor. We didn't talk too long, but I'm just glad he his ok. My mom couldn't get a hold of me for a while, I kept getting voice mail with no rings, I couldn't check it though. I finally got though and let her know I was alright. I feel a little silly freaking out, but I had no idea what was going to happen. Now that it's like, oh everything is alright I'm like, what was I worried about? Oh yeah, the ground was moving. That's not right.
2 comments:
my sister is the "emergency specialist" in your ward.. and this is what she taught us in an emergency... you're suppose to have an out of state contact to be your "communication line" and you call them, and they will call your husband. I guess when there is an emergency everyone is calling everyone else in the area so the lines become really busy.. but if you call out of state you'll get through. I would call a family member that is out of state.. tell them why you are calling (ask them to be your communication line) and have them call ryan to make sure he's still doing okay and such. then have them call you back! that way there are no worries :0)
I've always been asleep or to busy to notice the tiny earthquakes we've had here.. I bet it was scary but kind of fun (the whole new experience thing)! Hope everything is going okay!!
Wow an earthquake! How scary! I don't know if I could handle one of those. I'm glad you guys are all right. I heard about it on the radio, and I thought about you. Glad you came out ok.
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