Let me start by saying me deep hatred for spiders, I’m sure you remember that from previously, but it’s a great reminder!!! This week was our week to clean the pool and I have been so consumed with packing for our trip. I headed down to the pool wondering why we haven’t closed it for the winter yet. I bundled Cooper up and we walked down with him the in stroller to keep him contained while I cleaned.

As we were there, I was trying to whisk the leaves off the top of the water as I spotted a MASSIVE spider, Probably the biggest spider I have yet to see let alone that close to me. Okay, it was dead in the pool but it was HUGE and I really felt as though there were other ones about to crawl all over me. I could just see it now: me running around freaking out from this massive creature crawling on me. Falling into the pool while Cooper sits in his stroller laughing as he thinks mommy is quite entertaining when really I am about to have a heart attack.

Okay, this didn’t happen but I basically dreamt it that it became real to me. I had to take a picture of this creature as it was so big no one would truly believe me with just a description. I took a picture and haven’t been able to look at it since because it will make me relive the situation all over again and give me nightmares, literally. I believe you all need to see this picture and share in the horror I experienced while alone in the cold with my son an a really large COLD pool.

I had to reach my hands into the filters to clean them out and you can imagine the fear that pierced me after seeing this large creature just a couple feet away dead in the pool. Now I know that just because you see one does not mean another one is lurking around the corner, but in my mind it had to be true. My hands were about to enter the dark, cold filter and I could only picture an alive one crawling on my timid hands as I am supposed to take out all the leaves that have accumulated from the stormy weather the last couple days.

Luckily I did survive this afternoon excursion, barely, but I did survive. :)

Note* I just mentioned to my husband how I couldn’t even look at what I was posting as I added this picture. He said “Wasn’t it was the size of a quarter?” My response “Are you seriously kidding me (sounding annoyed), the legs alone were 3-4 inches long, no joke. I did NOT zoom in while I took the picture.” His response…..laughter…and more laughter.