Darn Funny

My mom and I went to the Yankee Candle Factory today. It's new in Williamsburg. We took Jacob. Just a quick trip. On the way home, we stopped at Carters in the Outlet Mall. I needed to get something for a little baby for Christmas. I get out of the van in my smart, sassy, fur trimmed clogs. I take one step up the curb and literally, from the left most side of the van (which I just got out) all the way to the right most side of the van, I almost fell. Imagine this. My arms flailing like a bird. My body almost falling to the pavement, riding low like a single engine plane dropping water to the fields below. My feet gliding like ice skates (my mother says) along the sidewalk. My mouth in a big circle shape like "woowhowoooooowowowooooooo" wait, there's more flailing and flapping like a bird to keep my balance and E V E R Y T H I N G was goooooooiinnnnggggg innnnnnn ssssssssssslllllllllllllllooooooooowwwwwwwww
motion like my life was flashing literally before my eyes.


I never fell...... that's the most hilarious part of all......I never hit the pavement. I kept my balance, I don't know how but I hear this voice in my head (really it was the man on the bench behind me) "Are you ok (with an echooooo)?" I began to laugh. It was a deep very deep laugh. I look at my mother in the passenger side of the car (stayed in the car with Jacob) and her mouth is hanging open at first then she breaks into a big laugh. I laughed a deep long laugh. I laughed so hard, I couldn't stop. From one side of the van to the other. I almost don't remember it but I do remember it. I held on to the rear view mirror and laughed and laughed and laughed. I'm sure people around me thought I was NUTTY. gone. Fruitcake. My sides were hurting, my ankle was hurting, I couldn't stop laughing, my mother, who knows, I'm sure it was hilarious to see.

ah. the little things. If you could hear my voice, it'd be funnier. I deliver a funny story. let me tell you.

when I got into Carter's, I'd been in there about 3-4 minutes and even though I had calmed and come inside the store, I suddenly burst into laughter all over again. All by myself, laughing in the store with tons of people all around me. Thinking I was nuts, gone, lost it, not right, loo loo. Then that thought made me laugh harder. I just had to gather the things I needed and get OUT OF THERE. I got back in the car and off we went.

What a good laugh. Sure glad I didn't fall. That would have been even FUNNIER. :)

--J