My brother lives in the path of totality near Dallas/Fort Worth, so I'll stay with his family that weekend. We'll probably drive 50-ish miles east to get closer to the center line for a couple extra minutes of totality.
This will be my 7th total eclipse, and likely the most crowded one I've personally witnessed. (I saw the 1999 European eclipse from Bucharest, and though it was pretty crowded, it was generally pretty relaxed.)
For me, at least, those few minutes of totality really are a sublime thing. The weather, the animals, even the people all act strangely under that truly weird spectacle in the sky, a black 'sun' with its ghostly white mane.
If you can see this eclipse (or another in the future), I wholly recommend doing so.