Whew! We're safe

Praise the Lord it was a mild tsunami for us. I'm sure you've seen on the news by now (though not sure what they're reporting), we are all safe and sound.

I just woke up 30 minutes ago...went to sleep at 5:30am! So very tired from staying up all night in anticipation of it coming.

Not knowing how it would hit, we made sure we were prepared since we are so close and thought the water might get shut off. So we washed 2 loads of laundry, ran the dishwasher, we both showered, filled up over 5 gallons of water and brewed some coffee. haha

(coffee is SO important when pulling an all nighter)

Here's some videos and pictures from last night's adventure. hhmmmm ok so I have no clue how to upload the videos so I'll just do the pictures for now.
Here is the harbor at around 1am.

(though blurry, sorry) All the boats went at least a mile out to sea.

Within a matter of minutes the water level shot up. The smoothness of the water was a bit mesmerizing.

And within minutes of it rising, it rushed back out. You can see how the pier posts are gone above and then very visible below. Not to mention the rush of water going from left to right...it always flows right to left.

This went on the rest of the morning. All the boats are still out to sea right now. It's neat to see them all sitting out there. I think its the most that have been out there at once.

Thank you ladies for your prayers and sweet comments. I'm thankful nothing severe happened, and even though my morbid brain would have liked to see waves come in and crash over (without destruction or loss of life of course) I am glad it didn't.

Did you all see the footage from Diamond Head? Where the reef on the ocean floor was exposed?! That was pretty neat to see. We were in awe of that.

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Breaking news!!

Hard to say how serious it really is but there's a Tsunami warning issued for us here in Hawaii from the earthquake that happened in Japan.

It's supposed to hit us at 3am HI time. If you've seen my pictures I've posted you've noticed we are RIGHT on the water. Thankfully we are high up in the high rise, but still it is a concern.

All the boats in the harbor are fleeing to the deep ocean for safety, and technically we are in the "red zone" for evacuation but are staying where we are because we are so high up. They keep turning on the Tsunami siren which sounds very much like a tornado siren if you've ever heard one before. Semi-eerie...

Any way, I'll keep you posted after it all happens. I'm sure it's going to be alright. Keep us all, and everyone in Japan, in your prayers.

I'll DEFINITELY have pictures of it all. I've already taken a picture of the current water level and can't wait to see what the Tsunami will do to it. ((we are a little excited to see it and are a little bummed it will come at night...is that morbid?))

Until the update!! Take care all!

Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

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