This has been a week of celebrations from the minuscule to gigantic. It's amazing when I live my week wondering which event I will be celebrating on Saturday. I am thankful to Ruth for the encouragement of celebration. Also her honesty in her blogs which always cause me to pause and reflect. You can link up HERE.
Truth confessions I love Starbucks. IT is just is a little piece of heaven wrapped in a Non-Fat Chi yet the nearest Starbucks is 20 minutes from my home unless you count Krogers. I have been thinking and thinking and talking and talking to friends about purchasing a Keurig and you would have to know me to realize what a monumental decision this was. I finally purchased one from Kohls after I spent weeks waiting for them to go on sale, collected a coupon from my friend, Kelly, and saved my Kohls cash. The full prices was $124.56 and I paid $77.94. A minuscule celebration.
Thursday I was running errands and I went to get out of my car, and I had locked my doors and realized the store was not open yet. I got back in my car, closed the door and the car alarm went off. I could not unlock my doors, open my windows or do anything. It was a little scary, so I just started my car and thought that might stop it. It didn't so I drove around the parking lot with the alarm blaring finally it went off. I went into the store, came out and started my car - beep beep beep! Ugh what do I do now? Finally a kind older gentleman told me to turn off the car and he'd pull the wire on my battery. When he did that he thought it would reset the alarm but it didn't. He then pulled the fuse for the horn, and I finally could drive home. No horn and my flashers flashing. I wish this blog had sounds and videos kind of like Smellavision on the Cooking Channel. Now it's funny then not so much. Keep celebrating even the minuscule and the gift of a stranger.
Oh! I would not know what to do either with the car alarm. It is a pretty funny image (knowing you got out okay) seeing you flustered in the car that is blaring the horn. I am glad you are able to see the humor in it now and it is wonderful that you found a person who could help in a small way. I hope you took it in and they fix it for you. Also, so nice that you got a machine to help you have a small pleasure each day and you got it for a good price.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrea, always helps to laugh at yourself when you can. The car is going in Tuesday --- thanks for stopping by.
DeleteLove that you found your Keurig! I'm nuts about non-fat chai too, but iced. Didn't know that you could get that from the Keurig. So sorry about the alarm problems. My daughter and I had the problem a long time ago on a road trip. Luckily we were in a town & a mechanic could disconnect. Ugh-scary for you & glad you managed to problem-solve without panicking. Nice to be helped too.
ReplyDeleteI like the Cafe Escapes K-Cup packs. It's sure not fun when you have no clue how to solve a problem and it's really loud! Thanks for commenting.
DeleteOh my goodness! Hoping your car is fixed soon. I'm glad you can find the funny in it now. Congrats on the Kuerig. I love a bargain!! :)
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy something when it is a bargain. Just makes my chi taste a little bit sweeter. Thanks for reading my blog.
DeleteI am addicted to Starbucks' chai, too - cannot live without regular doses of it. How lucky that you were able to get help with your car - what a funny problem to have!
ReplyDeleteHooray another similar trait to celebrate for us.
DeleteOh no, just imagining you driving around the parking lot with horns with beeps. So glad a stranger helped you travel quietly and he took the time to help you.
ReplyDeleteLike I said funny now, actually kind of crazy now. The gift of a stranger allowed me to get home and enjoy some quietness. Thanks for reading.
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