And the floods came up. Chris came in for the first weekend in May, and torrential rains were the staple. Knowing that we needed a newer family picture for the Baby Dedication at church the next weekend, I came up with the brilliant idea of heading to the Opryland Hotel with the Shasserres (our official photographers) to take some pictures and eat at the Irish pub Chris and I like so much (fried cheese balls! yay!). And so off we went at noon. We paid a king's ransom for parking because it was raining cats and dogs, and we walked around and took our pictures. Nick and Miriam had never been to the hotel, which seemed highly odd to me, but it's a good thing they went because the hotel had to evacuate everyone just a day later because of the rising waters of the Cumberland.
While we were there, we watched a bride throw her bouquet under the beautiful iron gazebo, and just 36 hours later the flood waters had reached almost to the top of that same gazebo. It was unreal to see the pictures and think that we had just been there. It's so sad to think of all that was lost in this disaster and all the beautiful Nashville buildings that are now in a state of ruins.
Clarksville was hit hard too, but we were lucky that our house was far from the river and suffered no damage. Because Riverside Drive was submerged (see photo above, a place I pass by each day on my way to work), I could not have gotten to work, so it was a good thing that schools were out all week. Teachers actually went back on Thursday and Friday, but I left for Maryville on Wednesday morning (betting that schools would be out all week...oops!), so I wasn't there.
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