I was so freaking tired of all this hype with the solar eclipse. I get it, it is a phenomenon that happens once every 100 something years. But now, after the fact I have to admit, I didn’t get it at all! It was so much more!

So I wouldn’t forget I had set a bunch of reminders for myself. When it started, when the total eclipse started etc. At first I went out every 10 minutes to check on the progress. Cool… okay…
Then I decided to bring out a blanket, a pillow, my phone and the dogs. Figured I would get neck pain if I wasn’t laying down to watch this!

The dogs were a little confused about what we were doing laying down in front of the house but they accepted this idea quickly.

We got closer to the total eclipse. The weather was good for eclipse watching. The temperature drop was the first thing to tell. Then came the darkness. And the quietness. Seriously such a weird silence and calmness. I can’t really put words to it. For four minutes it was like the world paused. Like we didn’t have any wars in the world, everyone was at peace. The birds were quiet and everyone was just staring up in the sky on a ring.

I didn’t expect to get emotional but I did. I felt so blessed to have experienced this. It was an honor. And I understood what all the hype was about. It was beyond cool. And just like that it was all over. The sun came back out, the temperature went up, the birds started singing. Twix started to move around, still a little confused. And in the same time the FedEx truck came with their dog food delivery! The world went back to normal. Like it never happened. But it did. The next Total Solar Eclipse here in “the lower states” won’t be until August of 2044… not sure I will be alive then… who knows… a lot can happen in 20 years!