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- Grasshoppers -
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
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So as you may or may not know, I'm not a big fan of bugs.
I left my grandma's house this morning feeling less than chipper, with Tyler and Austin in tow. We stop by Dunkin' Donuts to get them some munchkins and head north on the parkway when Tyler screams, "MOMMY, THERE'S A HUGE BUG IN YOUR CAR"! Great, I think, as I look over to check out the bug. He's pretty much right on. There was a HUGE black and yellow grasshopper the size of a small bird (ok, so maybe I exaggerate a little) on the passenger side seatbelt. Knowing there was not a lot I was going to do about this situation driving 70 down the highway, I pull off on the shoulder. I open the passenger side door to have this rodent staring me right in the eyes, preparing to lunge at me at any time. I asked Austin if he would please flick if off the seatbelt out of the car. He refuses. He's bawling his head off. Tyler is in panic mode (and I can't say that I'm not either), but all I can do is stand at the side of the highway and laugh. Hysterically. Pretty much because my hair is a wreck, I'm wearing a marathon shirt, jeans and slippers, and look like death warmed over.
So I prepare to catch this creature when I look over and see a State Trooper pull up next to me, however facing southbound in the grass. He's pretty cute and looks to be about my age. He walks over and of course I start laughing harder. He probably thought I was on drugs. He asked if I needed help and of course I say yeah, I do. I have a huge grasshopper on my passenger side seatbelt and can't get it out. He laughs, says he's had the same thing happen, gets it out and saves the day. In the meantime, Tyler in the backseat yells out "hey, do you want....(ok, disclaimer here...you can't make this shit up)...a DONUT"????? (Yes...he says this to the cop) I slam the door quickly and laugh it off...Trooper also laughs and says "no, that's the Sheriff's Office"! Too funny.
Ok, so I call my friend Marria who is working at the Tampa FHP office and tell her the story. She wants to know who the trooper is so she sends out a mass email asking who just assisted the woman with the grasshopper. Said trooper responds and she tells me who it is. Well, without going into too many names I said...is that (insert name here)? She says yeah, why? Hmm, funny story. You see, I came to Florida in 1992 for spring break when I was 16 (yeah, I'm showing my age a little bit) and ended up meeting (instert trooper name here) and kissed him at a party!!!
Funny how things work out, isn't it?
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- I guess it's time to blog again, huh? -
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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It's crazy how much has changed since November 26th, 2006 when I posted my last blog.
I'm sure my loyal readers (ha ha, had to say it) have lost interest, after all it has been nearly 6 months since I've posted.
For those that don't know, I realized on Thanksgiving weekend I was going to get a divorce. After a last ditch effort to try to work things out, basically in all of december, we threw the towel in and made the final decision.
Although December was a productive month- we talked more in a month than we did during the last 6 years of our 8 1/2 year marriage- we decided divorce was the best option for us.
Chris and I are now very good friends (well, most of the time- hee hee) and will remain that way, not only for our children, but for the sake of year's passed.
I'll update more soon- I'm sure I have a story or two to tell!
In the meantime, you can find me on myspace at www.myspace.com/prumomma
xoxo
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