I'm NOT Losing My Mind - YAY!!!

Back in college, we used to laugh at the girls from California. Whenever they felt a rumble on the ground (ex: from the T, a pipe under a floorboard, or maybe a heavy set person walking by) they would get a panicked look on their face. If you asked them, "What's wrong?" they would respond, "Oooh, that felt like an earthquake!" We used to think they were being silly.

When I moved to San Diego I slept through my first three earthquakes. I didn't even know they occurred until I was at work and people were talking about them. I was relieved that I slept through them. But then...

One morning I heard a low rumble (thought it was someone's car) then felt the start of the shake. It lasted a long time and was like nothing I ever experienced before. Hubby was not home at the time (I think he was in Washington his Naval Reserve Duty). I remember that I was scared, and had NO IDEA what to do. I grew up in Chicago, for crying out loud, I only knew what to do in case of a tornado - I never went through an earthquake drill before! Thankfully, it was over before I even got out of bed, and my first thought was, "So THAT's why Rob doesn't want to hang anything over our bed, ohhhhh!!!!" My second thought was, "Now I understand why the girls used to freak out when the ground would rumble in Boston!"

This morning, around 5am, I swore... I really swore that I felt an earthquake. Hubby was already gone, parents were fast asleep, so I had no one to turn to and ask, "Hey, did you feel that?"

I texted a couple of friends in the area, and they said they didn't feel anything. I called my husband at work, and he didn't feel anything either. I even got mad when he said, "Maybe you were just dreaming?" No... I felt an earthquake... I was so sure of it.

So I looked it up online, and sure enough, at 4:55 there was a 4.8mag (moderate) earthquake near Bombay Beach, followed by a 3.6mag (light) earthquake at 4:59am. I'm not losing my mind! Sure, that area is approx. 135miles away - but that's still close enough to feel the aftershock. Phew.. I am so glad that I am NOT losing my mind.... yaaaaay!!!