--- title: It's a Total Eclipse of Our Heart! description: How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You planet! image: https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_1_xgnahp_ctxl7d_eprt0c.webp --- Menu [Contact Us](https://www.merrillgardens.com/contact-us) - [Home](https://www.merrillgardens.com/) - [Who We Are](https://www.merrillgardens.com/who-we-are) - [Communities](https://www.merrillgardens.com/communities) - [Careers](https://www.merrillgardens.com/careers) - [News](https://blog.merrillgardens.com) [![Merrill Gardens logo](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MerrillGardens_January2024/images/m-logo.png?width=144&height=135&name=m-logo.png "Merrill Gardens logo")](https://www.merrillgardens.com/) [206-676-5300](tel:206-676-5300) [Email](https://www.merrillgardens.com/contact-us) ![It's a Total Eclipse of Our Heart!](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_1_xgnahp_ctxl7d_eprt0c.webp) # It's a Total Eclipse of Our Heart! - Home - [Merrill Gardens Blog](https://blog.merrillgardens.com) - It's a Total Eclipse of Our Heart! [The Team at Merrill Gardens](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/author/the-team-at-merrill-gardens) 08/21/2017 [0 Comments](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/it-s-a-total-eclipse-of-our-heart#postComment) 1 Minutes Unless you've been in the dark (ha ha), you know the solar eclipse was going to be a big deal!  So did the gang from our Ballard community in Seattle! ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_3_uqdnkj.jpg) We knew there were some *shady* glasses out there for the 2017 solar eclipse viewing and we wanted to be sure, beyond a *shadow* of a doubt, that our residents could view it safely. So we had the compliant solar eclipse glasses at the ready!  At our Campbell, CA community they were also enjoying Mimosas to celebrate the eclipse. ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_2_he9a1x.jpg) With supplies in hand residents at our communities in the path of the eclipse and the team at the Seattle office were ready for some prime solar eclipse viewing! ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_5_emw4fk.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_7_lpenwz.jpg) Our residents have seen so many amazing things in their lives - now they can add one more to the list! ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/First_Hill_blog_ndab11.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_8_ty5okg.jpg) Even if they could not see it in the sky, residents got the chance to watch it on the big screen.   ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_6_dnhczp.jpg) It may not have been totality but we thought it was totally awesome! ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_4_fxne4k.jpg) --- #### Tag: #### Share: - [Follow us on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.merrillgardens.com/it-s-a-total-eclipse-of-our-heart) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.merrillgardens.com/it-s-a-total-eclipse-of-our-heart&text=It's%20a%20Total%20Eclipse%20of%20Our%20Heart!) - [Follow us on Linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.merrillgardens.com/it-s-a-total-eclipse-of-our-heart) - [Follow us on Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.merrillgardens.com/it-s-a-total-eclipse-of-our-heart&text=Its%20a%20Total%20Eclipse%20of%20Our%20Heart!description=Unless%20you've%20been%20in%20the%20dark%20(ha%20ha),%20you%20know%20the%20solar%20eclipse%20was%20going%20to%20be%20a%20big%20deal!%20So%20did%20the%20gang%20from%20our%20Ballard%20community%20in%20Seattle!&media=https://5001117.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5001117/Imported_Blog_Media/eclipse_blog_1_xgnahp_ctxl7d_eprt0c.webp) --- ##### [More posts](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/) ### Leave a Comment Below --- ![W3C](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MerrillGardens_January2024/images/wcag2.1AA-blue-v_jaqpmq.png?width=368&name=wcag2.1AA-blue-v_jaqpmq.png "W3C") ###### Merrill Gardens [1938 Fairview Avenue E #300 Seattle, WA 98102](https://www.merrillgardens.com/communities) [206-676-5300](tel:206-676-5300) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.merrillgardens.com/privacy-policy) - [Accessibility and Non Discrimination](https://www.merrillgardens.com/accessibility-statement) - [Do Not Share My Personal Information/Limit the Use or Disclosure of My Sensitive Personal Information](https://conversionlogix.com/ccpa-opt-out/) Copyright © 2026 Merrill Gardens [Equal Opportunity Housing](https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp)