As much as I'd like to visit the Gulf of Mexico...

I'd love to visit the Gulf of Mexico sometime soon...I envision my visit to be full of pretty beaches, warm sunny weather and beautiful clear water.

 Instead, the Gulf has come to me, and as it turns out, it's not the nicest of visitors. 

My friend Mandi sent me this pic from the road in front of her house. Can you believe there is this much rain?!

I mean seriously, Maryland, get your act together. First an earthquake, then a hurricane and now flooding? What is going on these days?!