Okay, so in case you didn't know... I love weather. And last night's storm was pretty incredible to watch! I think anything like that is super cool and that's why I'm SO excited for this weekend!!! The Perseid Meteor Shower is currently taking place and continues all week with the big show happening this Friday August 12th.
I'm kinda nerdy about these things, I love them and I didn't want to wait. So, I dragged my husband and our friends Conrad and Joanne up to the top of Munson Mountain in Penticton last Saturday night at about 11pm. This is how I know they all really love me...there was not one complaint as we changed from our comfy, movie-watchin' Ghostbusters pajamas into something a little more appropriate for climbing a mountain in the middle of the night. Jo might have muttered something about not wanting to leave the wine at home but because I can't be sure, I'm just going to assume everyone was on board.
As we were walking away from the city lights, I turned my eyes towards the Heavens started pleading my case. "OK God, I just want to see one. Please. Just one really cool meteor would be great. Thanks".
It was amazingly peaceful and breathtakingly beautiful on the top of that mountain (please know that when I say mountain- I realize it's not Everest, but at 11 o'clock at night, anything I have to walk "up" will always be referred to as mountainous).
We were able to see 4 meteors as they flew across the sky, which was extremely cool, but after 40 minutes of looking straight up we were all getting a little dizzy (coulda been the wine) and were ready to start the trek back down.
On the way, I whispered "just one more" and after a moment, shook my head. Thankfully no one was watching me because I was having a full on conversation with myself and it would have looked like I'd brought my invisible friend along for the adventures of the evening. My inner dialogue went like this: ..."just one more"...(head shake)..."no, Cara"...(furrowed brow as I chastise myself)...."you asked for one and you saw 4"..."you -quite literally- got 4 times more than what you asked for"...."Be grateful"...(pause...look up)..."Thank you."
It was then that the biggest and brightest meteor of the night flew by and the four of were stopped in our tracks as 10 seconds later one even bigger and brighter blazed across the sky!!
It was an amazing sight and I'm grateful for the reminder to always be grateful.
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