3am
I woke at 3am, at the sound of rain falling really hard. It wasn't what I expected to wake up to. Then I heard thunder and saw flashes of lightning. I woke up in excitement. Thunderstorms used to scare me as a kid, only recently have they excited me. Perhaps that is a result of moving to the Pacific Northwest. Last night's thunderstorm was about the most intense one I remember seeing. The storm seemed to be right over my head. I got up and opened my shades so I could watch the lightning through my window in bed. It lasted for a about 30 minutes before I went back to sleep. I'm sure I wasn't the only one it woke up.