🠊 Crystal Springs, Arkansas
We woke up on the morning of April 8 and had breakfast and set out all of the fun things for the eclipse. It was just all of the immediate family, sans Will's two boys (Henry and Harry). We missed having them with us, but we are looking forward to seeing them before we leave. We set up everything outside, chairs, drinks, snacks, and we were all just waiting for the festivities. Jeff, Skylar, and me have all seen what happens with the solar eclipse when it was visible in Oregon in 2017. We were excited to see everyone else's reaction when it went dark, and we weren't disappointed. It was especially fun to hear them all say, "Wow, this is cool!" when the moon completely covered the sun.
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The start of the eclipse is always interesting to watch. The progress it makes moving across the sun is amazing. Seeing it twice so far has been such a great experience for us.
My niece (Natalie), Skylar, and Jeff all had their solar glasses on and ready to go. We all even had custom shirts made for the experience.
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My dad (Mike), my nephew (Ryan), my mom (Dot), and my sister (Kendra) all were waiting patiently. My sister and my mom had all solar eclipse-themed snacks for us. Sunkist, Moon Pies, SunChips, etc.
I had made a few cards with holes punched into the paper to be able to display the moon's path without having to look up at the sun. My brother (Will) let us try it out on his black shirt. It showed perfectly against the black. It was similar to a partial eclipse when it looked like this.
My parent's dog, Calvin, had all his gear on ready to go, and my mom's pants were a good backdrop, too.
We were slowly getting there. Not long now...
The moment it hit Totality, it got dark quick. It lasted about three minutes and then it started moving away. In that time, people shot off fireworks, and even in the country where my parent's live, you could hear people cheering. It was such a "come together" moment. We experienced the moment in 2017 where we live and the cheering was awesome in the city. Everyone experiencing something so incredible at the same time, no one mad, no one sad, no one complaining. Everyone just being at that moment always is a great time. I wish, we as a nation, and even world, could come together more without moments like this.
Once the sun showed once again, we were all bummed to see it end, but we ended up still watching until the sun was full again.
With the eclipse over, we cleaned up and still wanted to hang out. The kids all played and we all sat around and ate the snacks, and caught up on things. It was nice to sit with my family and just enjoy being part of the family. Living in Oregon I miss a lot of things, but I value the time I do spend with each one of them. Saying we drove a converted school bus across the United States to watch the solar eclipse is one thing we can check off our bucket list.☺
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