Christ-Smith-Mas

The last few years Christmas has been on a Sunday or the only day we had to travel. Chase and I have wanted to celebrate Christmas at our home and not rushed so we started the tradition of Christ-Smith-mas. We pick two days before we start our travels north to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas together. Don't get me wrong we love spending Christmas with our families, that's why we travel on the holidays in the first place, but it's nice to have our own little Christmas Eve and Christmas traditions that we're beginning for our family!

Merry Christ-Smith-mas to all!!

Driver Fail Church Van Style

The following weekend, to my previous story, TSM (our student ministry) had a sleepover. In the morning, we were loading up the van and my hands were full. I sat a few things down to put my bigger items in, then loaded the rest. 

When I pulled out of the driveway I said to the girls "I don't remember the driveway being that bumpy." Looking out my side mirror I realized it had never been that bumpy. 

I ran over my purse and game bag!! Needless to say a few things were CUHRUSHED!!!! Including wii game boxes (not games, shew), all of my lip gloss (into a lovely pink goo all over my purse), Catch Phrase (my fave game), and some pretty important pills. Obviously, I was most torn up over Catch Phrase. It had provided so many phrasy times over the years. The girls and I said a few kind words about her and sent her to a better place. 

Well, there you have it my great masterpiece posts after a long blogging hiatus! I hope I'm not the only one with crazy driving stories!! Share if you have any. 

Driver Fail

In a matter of a week I had a few ridiculous car experiences. Some might call them mishaps or accidents but I prefer experiences. 

One morning I stopped by subway to get my lunch for a field trip.  Although the sign said they opened at 7 A.M. the inside was completely dark when I arrived around 6:55. I thought if I got there a little early whoever was opening would have things ready and be able to take my order so I wouldn't risk being late for work but that wasn't the case. After deciding to wait until 7:03 I sat back in my car listening to my morning pick-me-up K-LOVE. 

Two minutes went by and a car zoomed into the parking lot to park their car nose to nose with mine. As she exited her car, I recognized her green subway shirt so I got out to ask her if it would take long to set up the food. Mid sentence she starts interrupting me with wild hand flails. Finally I realize she's trying to tell me my car is drifting towards her front end. 

Frantic I stick half a leg in to try to slam on the brake as my head is looking at her shouting OMG I'm so sorry and crazy. Ahhhhh how did I do this?! My foot found the brake petal simultaneously to my bumper finding her bumper. Luckily ole' CiCi the Civic hadn't picked up enough speed to do any damage. I guess, sitting there I never put my car in Park, and apparently thought I did. Ugh!! 

If that wasn't bad enough now I had to walk into Subway with the girl and order my sub. Talk about awkward. She kept apologizing for being late. I gushed apologizes for hitting her car. Our conversation pretty much went back and forth like that until I was out the door. What a way to start the morning?! 

Driver Fail Part Two later this week...come by again for confirmation that you're not the only goofball out there.