i haven't bought a tangible CD in a long time. i'm not a digital music champion--just can't find any of the stuff i like for sale anywhere nearby. ali reminded me about patty griffin's new release & i thought, "surely, best buy! surely." so this morning, on our way to the airport, i asked mom if she'd mind a quick stop (so much easier when someone is around to stay in the car with the kids) & she said that'd be fine. as we're pulling up, i verbally said, "i know it says 'bestbuy.com purchase parking only', but i'm parking there. no one is ever in that spot. and i did look on the web page last night. 3 minutes." i opened the door, stepped out, started walking toward the entrance.
"CARON! CARON! CARON! AAAH!" mom shouted from the car. "WE'RE ROLLING!" guess i forgot to put the car in "park"...and the large, gifted-to-us suburban ran right over that 'bestbuy.com purchase parking' sign. thankfully there weren't any cars in front of me & the sign wasn't bolted to the ground. so i backed up, picked the sign up & placed it on some landscape rocks, & laughed my way around the store.
friends, this is just another fun example to remind us all of something...but i'm not sure what. these things always happen to me: just when i think i can do whatever i wanna do...i run over a sign (or something). happy friday!
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HAHA! a good Friday chuckle!
that sounds like me, looking at lightbulbs last night at Lowe's, and plowing over a display of brooms with the cart Rhys was in. in a VERY wide aisle. makes me appreciate that the weekend is (almost) here!
this reminds me of when i was three, my brother 9, and my mom left us in an '80 toyota tercel to go deposit a check in the bank. she forgot to put the car in park to, apparently... we rolled down the entrance hill out into a busy street, both of us FREAKING out, and a semi driver, who just missed us, moved our car back to the entrance just as my mom was walking out.
and ANOTHER time i was walking home from the bus stop (we lived at the top of a big hill on a ct. as i get closer to home, i notice our izuzu trooper is rolling backwards, headed right for me!! i dodged out of the way just in time, and it ran into a giant pine tree.
close calls.
but at least you are not the only one who does silly things like this, car!!! we are all victims.
Oh please, can you pick me up off the floor? I'm laughing so hard I landed there...
just stick around, megan. this kind of "accident" happens all the time. ah, pride.
what a great story. i loved it. haha. i loved your moral: just when i think i can do whatever i wanna do...i run over a sign or something." haha. that's perfect.
did you get the new patty griffin then? darby and i decided that her duet with emmylou harris is maybe the best duet ever. i love it. i hope you like it too.
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