My First REAL Earthquake

Last year I posted on my blog about my first earthquake experience in California. It was only a 3.9 so it wasn't a big deal at all but it was for me because I have never ever experienced one before.
WELL...today I experienced my first real big earthquake!! A 5.4 earthquake! It was scary!
While I was packing for my trip to Georgia I suddenly felt everything start swaying and shaking (and it kinda made me jerk a little so my first thought was, "Whoa!") and as I just stood there frozen in place I figured it would be one of those small earthquakes and just pass soon. But, of course, the shaking didn't stop and it continued on pretty hard. Right then, I just knew. This is a real earthquake! I immediatly went into panic mode! I sprinted down to Marisa's room where she was taking a nap and threw the door open to find Marisa still sound asleep. I decided to just stand by her crib until it was absolutely necessary to take her out and head to the doorway. Luckily, nothing was falling, just shaking, a lot! My most vivid memory of it all is looking up at the letters on Marisa's wall that spell her name and watching the letter "I" swing back and forth while books and picture frames shook on her bookcase. Hearing, seeing, and feeling everything move around is pretty surreal! Let me tell you, my heart was beating so fast during the quake and afterwards for several minutes!