Last night, I went to a meeting at my church, and when I was leaving, I stopped in the parking lot to talk to my friend Meredith for a few minutes. After a much needed catch-up session, we quickly said goodbye and rushed to our cars to get out of the cold. As I was getting into my car, I intended to let out a sigh - a sound of contentment and happiness. I was feeling good because I had just spent some time with good people, and when I am alone, when I am happy, I often let out big sighs or make big noises like the Carol Burnett "Tarzan Yell".
(If you've never tried it, I dare you to do it and tell me it doesn't feel good! I used to watch The Carol Burnett Show with my mom, and always loved it when someone would ask Carol to do the Tarzan Yell because it gave me a chance to test mine out, as well, as I played along at home.)
Well, I guess that, as a new mom, I have transitioned from sighs and Tarzan Yells to making raspberry noises that sound something like this:
So, I let out a sigh/raspberry - for a good 20-30 seconds. It felt AWESOME, and I smiled as I finished. I got into my car, and as I was looking left to reach for my seat belt, I saw a guy in the truck next to me staring at me with disgust on his face, and slowly back his truck away. At first, I could not figure out why he was so weirded out by my raspberry noise. I know it's a little weird, but it's certainly not disgusting. Then, it hit me: The guy thinks I farted! This random church guy thinks I farted for a good 20-30 seconds, and then, got into my car, smiling to myself about it! Oh NO! I tried to lower my window to tell him it wasn't what he thought, but it was too late. He was gone. I've never seen that guy before; he wasn't in the meeting I attended, and honestly, now, I couldn't pick him out of a two person line up. It was dark, and he was wearing a baseball hat. So, there is no way for me to track him down and clarify what really happened. Now, I just have to live with the fact that out there, somewhere, there's a guy who thinks some lady at church let one rip in the parking lot. If you are him, by some incredible chance, please know that I am not that kind of person, and if you heard a guy telling a story about that happening, please set him straight! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Am I the only one that has things like this happen to them? Have any fun stories to share??
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