Shuttle Launch Scrubbed

Tonight we discovered there was a shuttle launch that was supposed to take off at 0439. So, at the last minute we decided to go see it. I have always wanted to see a shuttle launch, and a night shuttle launch would have been very impressing to see! So, with a few complications with security, and us not having any idea of what we were doing, we arrived at a parking lot to view the shuttle launch around 0230. It was a little chilly out, so we sat in the car and talked and listened to the radio. We unfortunately could not see the launch pad from where we were. We were following NASA on Twitter, and they kept going from "green" to "red" because of the cloud cover. At about 0425 this very elderly woman who looked similar to the wicked witch of the west (no offense meant by the reference) was running around screaming "It's Scrubbed it's scrubbed" and then floored it out of the parking lot... i surmise you had to have been there to see how humorous it really was. We checked Twitter, and NASA had not posted anything yet and still said it was "green." Well, at 0430 NASA offically scrubbed the launch due to cloud cover. The celing was 37,000 feet, and it needed to be 40,000 feet in order to launch. So, that was a disappointment. The following morning the launch was scheduled to go off at 0414. I decided not to go and do the responsible thing because I had to work in the morning, and didn't think I would have enough energy to function at work. Everyone who went is bragging about how cool it was, but I surmise I made the right decision. I really regret not seeing it though. The next launch is scheduled for when I will be back home, so I will not be able to see that, and then the last launch of the year is scheduled for my birthday. I am hoping to get my birthday off anyway, and I really want to get tickets to see the launch at the space center... this would be an awesome birthday... but with my luck I am sure it will be scrubbed again.