Take Me Home

I missed a call while I was sleeping last night. The message went something like this, “Miss Sarah Jean Sullivan, this is ADT calling to inform you that your alarm system has been set off and we will be notifying the police, please give us a call back as soon as you can.” Knowing that Courtney was in the other room, Lizzy was in Tampa Bay, Mary Ellen (who just finished her summer sublet) was in Seattle, and Wilhelmina in Austin, my first reaction was panic. I called ADT back and then couldn’t given me much information just that the front door alarm as well as the motion sensor had both been set off at 6:50 this morning and that they had notified the police department. I asked what happened when the police came and the man told me that he actually didn’t even know if they went over to our house. Once they report it, it is up to the police department’s discretion whether they respond or not. So we call the NOPD and they tell us there is no way they can check for the status of the response because all their computers are down. Of course Courtney and I automatically imagine our house getting robbed for a second time. After a few more panic-filled calls we finally got a hold of our landlord who in fact was the man who broke into our house and he somehow didn’t have the code to the alarm system! I am so thankful that it was him and our house is safe. He let us know that our house is in good shape, no outside damage, but unfortunately we still don’t have power. No word on when it will come back on, so it looks like we wont be heading back home just yet.

I am ready to be back. I am ready to get things back in order. I cannot believe people live with the possibility of this happening several times every hurricane season. We got lucky this time, but many other cities are suffering in bad ways. Let us remember them and help in anyway we can.


"Rolling down the road
Going no where
Guitar packed in the trunk
Somewhere round mile marker 112
Papa started hummin the funk
I gotta jones in my bones before we know
We were singing this melody
Stop the car pulled out the guitar
Halfway to New Orleans

Said take me home
Take me home"

-Mark Broussard
"Home"