IN: And I ' m sure all the other people that were out were happy as anything to be out of their homes . Now for those people in Texas , watch out . Ike will ravage that state , it looks like . And what makes Ike even more of a " prick " is that by the time I go home next Tuesday , he 'll probably be in Ohio dumping much needed rain there .
Who or what is Ike ?

OUT: Ike is a named tropical storm .

IN: I wanted to let you know Janice and I are engaged . She is a wonderful woman and I love her with all my heart . " I hugged him and congratulated him . " I told Janice to give me an hour with you alone then to come over . Hope that 's ok .
Why is the narrator gushing right now ?

OUT: They are in a great romance .

IN: Yesterday we went up to Dillon to a house that my mom and dad rented for the weekend . My brother and his family were there and my sister and her family arrived shortly after we did . The kids had a blast playing with each other . It was really fun watching Sam running around with his cousins , following the oldest one while the younger ones followed him . We had hoped to get in some hot tub time but the hot but water was pretty dirty and had to be changed and just did n't warm up in time .
What may be a reason for their trip to the rental house ?

OUT:
They wanted to have a getaway with their family .