Jesusita Fire

As everyone knows at this point a small harmless "Little Jesus" fire was started last Tuesday afternoon in Santa Barbara. It didn't seem like the 150 acre fire was much to think about, however come Wednesday afternoon the sundowner winds picked up and really caused some problems. Even by Thursday afternoon I didn't think the fire would have much affect on Carrie and I, even as we sat and ate dinner at our apartment and watched (the 1st pic is the view from our apt -it really did look closer than it was). However, come 1:30am the SB Sheriff was knocking on our door with a mandatory evacuation (we're still waiting for the reverse 911 call that we signed up for). Carrie and I took 15 min and packed up the valuables and headed out. All in all, we were only "Jesusita refugees" for 2 nights and it really put things in perspective. Packing your valuables in 25 min makes you realize how much extra stuff you have and for us being refugees meant sleeping in a different bed, showering somewhere else, and eating out an additional night.Even when things are stressful or scary, we've got it pretty darn good.