earthquake

We had a 6.7 magnitude earthquake here in Hawaii yesterday. The epicenter was 19 miles off the Big Island (so they got the most damage) and about 150 miles from us. It woke us all up at about 7:08am. We went and stood under a door frame because we weren't quite sure what else to do. Nothing was falling or breaking around us it just shook things for a while. The only change in our day was that the power was out for about 15 hours. It was interesting trying to cook and entertain ourselves without power. It was a rainy day which we were thankful for because it kept things cool inside since we couldn't turn on the fans.

I went to go buy a few essentials soon after, since we didn't know how long the power was going to be off. I stood in line for about 10 minutes and then had an employee escort me around with a flash light, writing down all the prices of the things I bought so that they could calculate it all up at the register. I could only pay cash since the card machines didn't work either.

I still can't believe that the quake made headlines everywhere and for so long. It definitely didn't feel like that big of a deal here. Not trying to make light of the situation but it made me see how media can definitley exaggerate a story. So all of you who were worried or wondering...things are back to normal today as if nothing had happened yesterday. Thanks for your prayers!