Last night we had a friend fly in late (11pm) from Mexico. So we waited with his family to greet him. After all the hugging and back slapping (men..lol!) it was time for him to go home with his wife and baby daughter. We parted ways in the parking garage.
Toting three kids, my beloved and I wearily walked to our van. As we headed into the elevator, we realized that we didn't remember what level we were parked on. There are only six levels so how hard could the process of elimintaion be? We pressed P3 and whooshed up to that level. As we stepped out we immediately saw that our van was no where to be found. Although we found the white truck we had parked next to. Panic started to set in. Then we realized that it was the WRONG level. Whew! Our vehicle had not been stolen. Thank God! The only thing was is that we were hopelessly lost and had ABSOLUTELY no idea where our van was parked! So with a prayer and some humor we pressed P2 and arrived on the rental car floor. Definitely the wrong one. OK, for the sake of not boring you to death, it took us HALF AN HOUR of whooshing up and down the floors to find out that we were parked on the OPPOSITE SIDE of the parking garage!
I tell you, we could not have felt more dumb going up and down in the elevators with 2 tired toddlers and one very hungry baby. I imagine that airport security would probably have come to find us eventually...
Actually, I wonder what would have happened if we hadn't found out about the different sides of the parking garage.
The best part is that we had paid prior to reentering the garage and because we took SO LONG to find our vehicle, they wanted to charge us another $3!!! We pleaded insanity and they let us off the hook!
LOL! These are the kinds of situations that could have escalated into a full blown argument, blame-shifting, etc. But we both managed to see the humor in it...how many adults does it take to find their vehicle?..and we maanaged to stay happy with each other and just look at it as a really great workout!
I am so cracking up as I think about what the security footage must have looked like!
Mr. Independent thought that the whole fiasco was great fun. "Mama, we're silly!" he told me on the one-hundredth run up the elevator.
If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?
FIVE IN THE POTTER'S HAND
2 comments:
Oh, that is really funny! I'm glad you kept your sense of humor. That can be hard to do sometimes.
I used to lose my car in the mall parking lot until I learned to park in the SAME aisle at the SAME entrance every time! It has helped a great deal.
Such is life! So glad you could laugh at it :)!
I just had to thank you for your sweet and encouraging comments on my blog. Seriously, the strength I have pulled from the prayers and well wishes offered me has been immeasurable. I have been seeing a counselor for the past few weeks, and I know that--coupled with my faith and my children's smiles--will see me through this time. I loved the story about your mom and her eharmony match! So glad there are still "happily ever afters" out there!
All the best to you ;)!
Love,
-Jennifer P.
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