The summer of 2005 brought a lot of stress for us in New Orleans with the arrival of Hurricane Katrina. Thankfully, our home didn't flood, and we had minimal damage to our roof. Following the storm, we moved to Baton Rouge for ~3 months while the city tried to piece itself back together. Thanks to Jeff's employer, we were able to rent a reasonable 2 bedroom apartment that allowed pets the week following the storm. We stayed in Baton Rouge until around Thanksgiving, when I moved home to Metarie. Jeff stayed in Baton Rouge until Christmas time, when we officially gave up the apartment and moved everything back to our home.
While we were very fortunate to come out of the storm with our home and jobs intact, some of our friends that we had made here in New Orleans were not as fortunate. Our friends Courtney and Aaron have now moved to Auckland, New Zealand, and seem to be very happy there. Our friends Meg and John lost everything in the storm, and have moved to Portland, Oregon to rebuild their lives.
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