Traveling Man

What a day it has been indeed... where to start? How about the beginning. It started when Shanna called me at about 6:45 this morning and said "Hey, I threw my car into the ditch and the tire is flat can you take me to work?". The same time Shanna called me Amber (my relief at work) called in and said she was going to be a little late. I thought to myself... hmm... perfect. So Shanna called me back and said that Levi was picking her up and I didn't need to worry taking her but, I would need to pick her up. "No problem", I said with pride. Then about 5 minutes later she called and said "Hey, I left my emergency flashers on and Levi won't go back and turn them off. Either bring jumper cables when you come to pick me up or go turn them off soon". Me being lazy at the time thougth that jumper cables would be the best bet. So I donated plasma, got home and slept for about 4 hours. I picked up Shanna at 3:30 and we went to go and get her car. I changed the tire and thought my hands and toes were going to fall off due to frostbite. Shanna's dad met us there because he was going to check to see if there was rim damage because it looked like the tire had just fell off the rim due to the impact in the ditch. So I warmed up in my car while we tried to get a jump on Shanna's. Needless to say it didn't work out very well. While her dad was trying to revive her car my mom called me out of nowhere (everytime that my mom calls me I always thinks she's going to tell me that my dad died or had a heart attack or something, yeah I know it's morbid and pessimistic but, it's always my first reaction). She was talking about how they were going to Las Vegas on May 11th (my birthday) for a week and a half and wondered if I wanted to go. All she said I would need to pay for is the plane ticket and spending money for food and other miscellanious things. We would also be driving from Vegas to Logan, Utah to visit NOLAN!!!... (and Brian and Christa) I said I would talk to my boss in the morning and give her the okay to get the ticket. Shanna was kind of mad at me for going and not spending the day with her on my birthday. I was kind of angry at the fact that she didn't want me to do something that I wanted to do on my birthday, no less, but nevermind that. We couldn't get her car started at all and Shanna's dad called a tow truck to give us a jump. So we got back to her house and she showered and what not (being covered in coolant and oil stuff makes you want to shower appearantly). Then we headed to Farm & Fleet to get her tire back on the rim. Unfortunately the tire was "shredded" on the inside and she needed a new one. It cost a whole buttload of money too and I felt bad for her because she was just having a crappy day. So after that I went home and she went to get her last check from Arby's and was going to meet me at home for ice cream (eye cream as Nolan would say). We decided that it was a very long day and we both needed a nap (us cranky old people do that a lot). I was exhausted but couldn't sleep and finally got to bed around 9p.m. and had to wake up an hour later. So needless to say I'm a bit tired right now but I will be fine. I'm excited about the trip. Being with my parents might be a little (very) aggrevating but it will be worth it to see Nolan. On a side note I think my mom is going into the first stages of alzheimers. I was telling all these things over and over again. Maybe she just chooses what to hear and what not too. Well anyway that was my fun and exciting day. Hopefully I won't lose all my money (that I have hidden in my imaginary vault) in Vegas. Good day and night to you all.

Shawn