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When Melissa and I picked August 27, 2005 as our wedding date, we had no idea our first few days of marriage would be impacted by one of the most destructive natural disasters in American history.
We were set to depart from Solon, IA on Monday, August 29, 2005. Destination: Disney World. The route included stops in St. Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina had other plans for us.
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Slidell, LA on the very same day we were set to head south. As a result, I spent Sunday afternoon canceling hotels and looking for a new route.
The new route included stops in St Louis, Lexington, and Charleston. Ironically, despite the new route, we did end up drive through the remains of Katrina in Kentucky. But, it was nothing more than a moderate rain storm.
It’s an interesting way to start off a new marriage, but perhaps an appropriate metaphor: Sometimes in life if you are headed down a path where troubles lie ahead, you need to change paths.
