We were woken up by lots of noise and lights, us and our pets freaking out a little at the sudden disruption of our sleep. I woke a minute or two before my beloved and tried to gently disengage his arms from around my waist without disturbing him. He simply pulled me closer and muttered sleepily " Baby, what's wrong?" I told him I heard some yelling outside and sirens but had no idea what was going on. We got up as he had to get ready for work soon anyway and saw one of our neighbor's houses engulfed in flames and couldn't believe what had happened. The firefighters were already there, trying to put the fire out, I could hear them shouting to each other and the rush of the water from the fire hoses; they were parked right outside our building. I won't lie and say it wasn't scary; it was. I walked quickly past once it got light and everyone had left; the entire roof on the left side is gone and the inside is almost entirely burnt out. I assure you the picture I snapped doesn't do justice to how bright and close those flames seemed. I was also worried all the other buildings around that house would go too, including ours. Gabe has done clean up after fires like that and told me how terrible it was; and to have to look into the faces of people who've lost everything and tell them he was sorry they couldn't save anything. If the firefighters hadn't gotten here so quickly we might have lost our home too and I know it's selfish but I can't imagine what that would be like. It's tragic that these people have nothing now ; I would like to help but anything I can do would be insignificant. The strange thing is that was the house of land lord's son. He, his wife, and their 2 teenage sons lived there. We never got to know them very well; the couple are a bit older than us but they're the next youngest couple in our neighborhood. I took Mochi for a walk and saw this beautiful bird; I think a hawk was sitting there, looking for food. I wanted to make something warm, comforting, and delicious for my beloved to come home to. I know this week has been difficult for him as he's completely overwhelmed at work. I know this is absolutely not a new complaint from me; I only bring it up because it's still a problem. They keep telling him they're going to hire more men to work but no one has been hired. He also hasn't been able to find a job that pays as well so unfortunately he's still doing his job. I can't wait for him to come home; I miss him so much and love him more than he'll ever know. I guess that's it for now.
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