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The funniest thing happened yesterday at the Spectrum. I hated to put it off to the last minute (literally) but with finals and my boss doing so much traveling, I didn't have ANY time to go get Jeff a birthday present. So my sister and I headed to the Spectrum right before his birthday dinner.
As much as I love to shop, I am always less than thrilled to go to malls at this time of year. And if anyone hates crowds, lines, and waiting more than me... it's Brittany. So my sister and I are driving around for SO LONG to find a parking spot and it was like the clouds opened a light shined down on a truck leaving in the front row. I immediately turned on my blinker and waited. After they moved, I started to slide into the spot, quite pleased with myself for finding such a treasure. A car begins honking, waving, and yelling coming around the adjacent end... evidently claiming to have been waiting for the spot. I roll down my window and politely say "I'm sorry, you probably didn't see... we were waiting back-" I wasn't even able to finish before the passenger gets out of her car and comes lurching at me (I am still in my car by the way) and her face beet red. Like RED. Like the Target bullseye red. Like Santa's suit red. Before she could open her mouth Brittany and I were like DYING laughing by how angry this lady was. She begins SCREAMING at us. Her voice is cracking she is screaming so loudly. The veins in her neck were protruding. It was not a good look for her. She is calling us every name in the book... Brittany and I still have not said a word, just laughing. Like, seriously? Over a parking spot? When she is done I calmly say in the most conversational of tones "Wow, you are getting way too upset over a parking spot. You can have it! You look like such an idiot." Instantly she realizes how she basically screamed at a stranger over a parking spot. And Brittany and I pull away, finding an even better one like two lots over. People always ask me - "Why don't you celebrate Christmas? Why don't you exchange presents?" That is why. That woman could have ruined some ones day -- over a parking spot! Just so she could probably go buy some stocking stuffers. It's just dumb. Christmas should be about different things... well at least, it is for me and my family. Well, the good thing is... she didn't ruin my day. In fact, she made it better. A person like that could never ruin my day or get me to lose my cool. Merry Christmas!
As much as I love to shop, I am always less than thrilled to go to malls at this time of year. And if anyone hates crowds, lines, and waiting more than me... it's Brittany. So my sister and I are driving around for SO LONG to find a parking spot and it was like the clouds opened a light shined down on a truck leaving in the front row. I immediately turned on my blinker and waited. After they moved, I started to slide into the spot, quite pleased with myself for finding such a treasure. A car begins honking, waving, and yelling coming around the adjacent end... evidently claiming to have been waiting for the spot. I roll down my window and politely say "I'm sorry, you probably didn't see... we were waiting back-" I wasn't even able to finish before the passenger gets out of her car and comes lurching at me (I am still in my car by the way) and her face beet red. Like RED. Like the Target bullseye red. Like Santa's suit red. Before she could open her mouth Brittany and I were like DYING laughing by how angry this lady was. She begins SCREAMING at us. Her voice is cracking she is screaming so loudly. The veins in her neck were protruding. It was not a good look for her. She is calling us every name in the book... Brittany and I still have not said a word, just laughing. Like, seriously? Over a parking spot? When she is done I calmly say in the most conversational of tones "Wow, you are getting way too upset over a parking spot. You can have it! You look like such an idiot." Instantly she realizes how she basically screamed at a stranger over a parking spot. And Brittany and I pull away, finding an even better one like two lots over. People always ask me - "Why don't you celebrate Christmas? Why don't you exchange presents?" That is why. That woman could have ruined some ones day -- over a parking spot! Just so she could probably go buy some stocking stuffers. It's just dumb. Christmas should be about different things... well at least, it is for me and my family. Well, the good thing is... she didn't ruin my day. In fact, she made it better. A person like that could never ruin my day or get me to lose my cool. Merry Christmas!