One of my greatest fears

So last night I was reminded how crazy I get during the spring season – for one reason tornados. So growing up in Wichita Falls, Tx (the center of tornado ally) I should be completely use to and immune to the sound of tornado sirens like everyone else I know. However, that is the farthest thing from the truth. When the sirens go off anytime with the exception of the 1st Monday or Wednesday (depending on what city you live in) of the month at noon – I am freaking out. For as long as I can remember tornados have been one of my greatest fears in life. I have thought as I have gotten older my fear would lessen, but so far that has not been the case.

So even though Dallas was never officially put under a tornado warning last night, the sirens still sounded and that is enough to put me in a sheer state of panic. I think my face said it all for SarahBeth and Jeremy, and if that didn’t when I went to my closet and put on tennis shoes and a fleece ready to go to shelter did. Growing up in the middle of tornado ally that is one thing you learn you never go to shelter without tennis shoes because if it is actually a tornado you don’t want to be walking around in the debris with just flip flops on. After realizing that Dallas wasn’t under a tornado warning and I didn’t need to be making friends with any of my first floor neighbors, I did relax a little but I will admit I left my tennis shoes on for the rest of the night until I crawled into bed sometime after the second just cruel, since the storms had actually passed, round of sirens around 11pm – sadly I have even been known to sleep in my tennis shoes a time or two. Normally, I make it at least into the first week of March without hearing the sound that just makes me stop dead in my tracks, but they sounded them last night. Looks like I am in for another long roller coaster of a spring in Texas. So as a general rule if the tornado sirens go off and you can’t find me you should probably look for me hiding in whatever nearest shelter I have found that should keep me safe.