Our first tornado....sort of....not really.

So we have some pretty crazy storms out here in the Midwest, and I've become quite used to them. We love watching the rain and lightning (or 'boom boom' as Ari calls it; she got it from Cooper) on our balcony. Well the other night there was a pretty bad storm. Around 2:30 we woke up to the loudest boom that shook our apartment. All of Ari's toy that make noise when you move or shake them went off, as well as all the car alarms in our complex. Brad and I sat straight up, and laughed at the all the toy noise coming from Ari's room (she was already with us in bed from the 'boom boom'). Then the tornado sirens went off. I shot out of bed and started freaking out saying 'Oh my gosh Brad, Oh my gosh Brad!' I ran into the living room, turned the tv on, and the first thing I hear is 'If you are watching this, you need to go to your safe place immediately!' Then the hail came. We thought that our windows were going to break. I looked at the map on the t.v. and noticed that the storm was north of us. Brad kept telling me that we were okay. The anchor man was telling the people in the towns north of us to go their safe place, not us. We've been told by neighbors that tornado's never hit our area, because we live in the hills. I believed them until the other night! The storm was still pretty crazy, and it went on for hours. I was so freaked out I couldn't get back to sleep. I just layed in bed wided eyed. I was so scared. The next morning, I called my friend April to see if she was just as scared; nope. Her husband made fun of me telling me that when there's a tornado you immediately go outside, find a group of people, huddle together, and the storm will pass right by. Very funny! So last night, there were tornado warnings for the surrounding area. To put my mind at ease I had our emergency backpacks sitting against the wall in our bedroom, ready to be grabbed on the way out. I thought I was the type of person to remain level headed and calm in situations like this, but I sure did flip out. I was very disappointed in myself. I need to train myself how to handle stressful situations. Maybe I should train in the ancient art of Unagi. According to Doctor Ross Gellar, Unagi is a state of total awareness. Only by achieving true Unagi can one be prepared for any danger that may befall you. 'DANGER!!' ... (only my fellow Friend lovers will get that) Aww, Salmon Skin Roll.