Aaron had been preparing for the eclipse for months. We watched several documentaries, made t-shirts, ordered glasses, and even got a telescope with a special filter to look at the sun. His sister got us reservations at a military vacation spot since it was difficult to find lodging. We drove 9 hours (with traffic) to get to our perfect spot.
The telescope got adjusted. Uncle David, Muna, Papa and Emily's family joined us. The canope got set up. We drank 'Sunny-D' with our breakfast. We ate 'Milky Ways' while we were getting ready outside. We even brought 'eclipse' gum to chew.
There was sun! There were smiles! There was a dress rehearsal for the picture we would take during the 2 and 1/2 minutes of totality for goodness sakes!
And then this storm cloud had the NERVE to roll in and cover our perfect view.
The 2 and 1/2 minutes of darkness and drop in temperature was cool but a little anti-climactic compared to what we had prepared for. Aaron was disappointed and that was probably the worst part. He went to bed early that night and slept in the next day:( And now our shirts represent what we did not see.
(Man that's a depressing post! But don't be fooled, it was actually still a very fun time together with his family.)
1 comment:
That is SO lame.
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