earthquake!

So Friday April 18, 2008 the Midwest was rocked with an earthquake. Yes IL had one and we felt it in South Bend, Indiana. I went through my very first earthquake. Granted, it was way minor but my bed was shaking. So here is my story....My alarm went off at 5:30 am. I hit the snooze. Not really asleep but wishing I was. Alarm goes off again, I hit snooze then my bed starts shaking. Yes, my bed was shaking. And I think to myself, why is my bed shaking? Am I imaging this? Are we having an earthquake? No we don't have those here but I guess this is what it would feel like. My grandma said that they had one once when my mom was little. A small one. I then realize that my bed has stopped shaking. So I get up and get around for for work. I enter the living room and my mom asks, "Did you feel the earthquake?" Jaw drop. What? Yes breaking news, Indiana had an earthquake and that was the big news of the day. This is probably the most exciting this that has happened in ages around here. I later find out the epicenter was not far from where my friend in Illinois lives and that she had slept through the first one. And missed the second one altogether--distracted by a cat. Her words to me: "I feel jipped! Illinois has an earthquake and I miss them both." But we can both now check off 'earthquake' on our things in life to experience.