Let me paint a picture for you:
Yesterday, my family had an adventure. We started at our local history museum. It was really boring for the children, but hubbie and I felt good “exposing” them to our area’s rich history. Bwa ha ha – it’s fun to be the parents.
Next we headed out for a really nice lunch at a trendy Peruvian restaurant downtown complete with bottled root beer – oh yeh! Of course we made them try yucca fries. Bwa ha ha – again!
While at lunch, I decided to celebrate St. Stephen’s Day by having a glass of Delirium Tremens with my Loma Saltado sandwich. Fun! It was so good. And, so was the second glass. (Note: I didn’t know that this beer is named after a severe form of alcohol withdrawal. I think that’s in bad taste actually. It’s too bad it’s so good.)
We arrived home and my hubbie went downstairs to do a little bit of work. I also went downstairs to check on some laundry when the Christmas hippity-hop caught my eye. Lightbulb! I am not normally all that silly and playful. Wouldn’t it be fun to surprise hubbie (and thank him for driving home) bouncing into the office on the hippity hop? It seemed like a great idea. I climbed on.
Exactly what happened next will forever be a mystery since no one witnessed the event. All I know is that I attempted to bounce forward. Instead, the ball went forward, and I went backwards landing right on my ass.
My tailbone is now broken. It hurts like a hummahumma.
Now, I have some choices about how I am going to feel about this:
- Feel like a complete idiot. Not only did I hurt myself while tipsy, but it was on a flipping bouncy ball. What was I thinking? I’m such an idiot!
- Try to laugh it off. I mean, it is kind of funny…I guess.
- Be gentle and accept myself – poor choices, character flaws and all.
- Look for the learning opportunity in all of this.
- Relax, take care of my ass and move on.
I’m working on it, but I will admit that #1 keeps coming back occasionally today. I must be human.
How was your holiday?
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OMG..
That isn’t good. Just be gentle … WITH YOURSELF. Doesn’t matter how or why it happened — It happened.
My hubby did the same thing the other night — jumped on the kids scooter and landed flat on his ass. Hurt his back — and his hand. Was he embarrassed – you bet. But he was and still is in more pain than embarrassment.
OH BE KIND TO YOURSELF
Too funny – sorry bout T – bummer! I know – I am – it’s all good. You sound like my hubbie btw. LOL!
So that’s how it all happened. Sounds like some deeply buried unfulfilled childhood passions yearning to come out. Okay, probably not, but fun to fake at deep thought.
I hate it when I try to do something fun or try to be funny and fall on my face. “please, don’t let anybody have witnessed that!”
Loved your playfulness for the hubby. Praying for your fast healing, and your funny-bone to not lose its creativity.
Something like that. Ha! Hugs!
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