The Earthquake

So I had a nightmare last week that there was an earthquake and I was alone with Dean and the dogs. I was having a very hard time evacuating myself, Dean and the two dogs in their crates and I couldn't pick up everyone at once. Of course I could have made 2 trips to the car, but it was a nightmare and a lot of times dreams don't make any sense. I told my mom the next day about my nightmare and don't you know the night after that we had an earthquake!!!! This one was nothing like my nightmare. For one...I wasn't even home! That's right, the one night all year that Kevin and I go out to dinner without Dean we have our first earthquake! We were out to dinner in downtown Walnut Creek and my parents from NY were babysitting for us. Luckily Kevin and I had already finished our dinner and we rushed home after that. The people at the restaurant bar started clapping when the earthquake ended since it was a smaller one (4.0) and not too long (about 10 seconds). Kevin couldn't understand why anyone would clap but then I pointed out that they're probably drunk, don't have a baby at home to worry about, and don't have a very expensive house that isn't earthquake insured. We called home immediately to find out that my parents were shocked and scared at their first earthquake experience and Dean had been fast asleep until the earthquake rudely woke him up and he was screaming in his crib. They had to run upstairs to get him right away and he was still in his grandma's arms when we got home. The earthquake was very close to our house which is probably why it shook so much even though it was smaller. Hopefully that's the worst one we ever have...