Saturday we visited GG! We had a good chat and we had quite the adventure trying to get out of her driveway. As I was backing out, I started turning the wheel of the car too soon, and ended up backing into and over the berm, high-centering the car. Whoooooops.
I couldn't move the car in either direction so I decided to try to pop the trunk, maybe get the chains out, but the trunk was frozen shut. I figured chains wouldn't work anyway, the tires weren't even spinning, I couldn't even get them to move. So we went back inside and I called roadside assistance for a tow truck. GG cut us up an apple as we waited for notice of when the tow truck was going to be there. When I got the text it said the tow truck was 3 hours out. Woah! I decided to try the trunk again, but this time armed with a teapot full of hot water (thanks GG!) I headed back outside and saw cars slowing down to pass my car, since it was jutting out into the street. To give you an idea of how high the back-end was off the ground, as I was trying to open the trunk I didn't have to bend down at all, the trunk was right near my face. I saw someone stop to take pictures with their phone.
After pouring hot water around the trunk several times, it finally popped up. I returned the teapot inside and headed back out, and saw another car stopping to take picture with their phone. They stopped right behind my car, so I had to wait until they were done before I could get access to my trunk. They were there for at least a full minute while I stood there waiting. While I was waiting for them to leave, another car pulls up behind them and stops, because they're blocking the road. The guy who just pulled up rolls down his window and says he wishes he could help me in some way, and then has the idea that perhaps he can push me out with his SUV. Still, we have to wait for the other guy to be done taking pictures. The other guy puts his car in reverse and backs up to get a better shot. This time the shot has me in it. In fact, the camera is pointed straight at me, though I'm sure the shot also has the car in it too. (Search the internet, you may find me.. hehe) He takes pictures with his phone for about 30 seconds before he finishes. The guy who had rolled his window down to talk to me asks if the guy taking pictures is a friend of mine and I said "Nope, don't know who he is."
Finally after the guy leaves, we can try out our plan. He turns his SUV around and tries to push me out of the enbankment but I'm so high off the ground that his nose goes under me. So, he turns his car around and backs into me, and I put on the gas and scraaaaaaaaape... I'm free!
I was so happy I almost cried. I thanked him profusely, he happened to be one of GG's neighbors two doors down.
I went back inside and told them the news. Nico and I packed up into the car and we backed STRAIGHT out of the driveway this time, and made it safely to the road. And we got an extra hour with GG!
It was a pretty hilarious event, and I enjoyed telling Guy all about it later that night when we went on a DATE! Our anniversary was Friday, 11 years! We bought tickets to the Laughfest comedy show at the Egyptian Theater downtown, and went to that on Saturday night. We laughed a bunch and it was very fun!
Nico had a fun evening, and got to read books to Evelyn and Avery before bed.
I made Guy pumpkin pie for our anniversary, and Nico and I picked up some whipped cream from the market on the way home from school on Friday, also picking up some special soda.
Nico helped Guy dispense his whipped cream from the can onto his pieces.
On Tuesday night I got to see Grandma and Papa's NEW house! They just bought a house in town, and will be moving there in the next few months after it closes. I asked Nico if he was excited about their new house and he said "Yeah! I'm happy they won't be killed by bears in the summer!" Hehe!!
School was cancelled again today because of the ice and slushy snow, so Nico got to spend the day with Lexie and Grandma Salisbury! He had so much fun he didn't want to leave. Thanks for the fun time Grandma and Lexie!!
Pokemon trainers
Playing karaoke. Nico didn't want to sing, just play the guitar!
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