How many gold Mazda Proteges with Idaho license plates are there on BYU campus? And not just on BYU campus, but parked in the Marriott Center parking lot?! Story time:
Yesterday Mr. P dropped me off at class and told me he would park the car in the Marriott Center parking lot. "Remember that route by the stairs on the east side of the broadcasting building? You went with me one time. That's where I'll park her," Mr. P said to me. Of course I nodded vigorously in agreement. Yes. I knew the broadcasting building, I could picture stairs in my mind. It'd be a cinch to find Monica later when I was on my way to work. "Sure! I know where that is. I'll see you later, but remember I left my phone at home today so if you call that's why I won't answer," I replied.
Could there have been a more foolish day to forget my phone? Likely not.
I ended up in the Marriott Center parking lot, walking up and down aisles of cars looking for my dear little gold Mazda Protege with Idaho license plates. Everywhere I went, I just could not see her. How difficult could it be to spot my own car!? I realized I was going to be late for work, and the enormity of the parking lot demanded that I try something drastic.
Two people walked by me and I burst out "I know this is weird, but I can't find my car and I'm wondering if one of you could let me use a phone to call my husband and ask him where it is." Bless these two people's hearts. Not only did they let me use their phone, but they also put me in their car and drove me up and down rows of cars when Mr. P wasn't able to answer. We kept finding Mazda Proteges (must be a good cheap college car), and even gold ones!
I kept repeating, "But it has to have Idaho license plates!" And then. Glory be. There she was. Gold Mazda Protege with Idaho license plates. I screamed excitedly and thanked my kind benefactors graciously. Excitedly they said, "Well, go check and make sure it's yours before we leave you here."
"Oh, I'm sure it's mine" I assured them as I got out of the car. I walked to the car and saw an empty water bottle in the back seat. I turned and gave the people a thumbs up! This must be Monica. But then I tried to open the front door, and was rejected. Confused I tried again, and again. Then I looked inside and saw an i-pod cord that was definitely NOT mine. What??? But it's a gold Mazda Protege with Idaho license plates!
Nope. NOT Monica.
How many gold Mazda Proteges with Idaho license plates are there on BYU campus? Well, I guess I'm wrong when I think I'm special enough to have the only one.
Those two students just piled me back into their car with a laugh and asked "Where do you work?" and drove me there. What a morning!
So where was Monica? Turns out Mr. P told me he'd park it on the east side of the broadcasting building, and I was searching the west side. My bad! I did find her eventually. Hooray!
There she is. Monica. MY beautiful gold Mazda Protege with Idaho license plates.
This is very FUNNY
ReplyDeleteHilarious. I used. To make fun of Dani because she couldn't find her car once, but she had parked it herself. I also recently saw an old man wandering the Costco parking lot, and I wondered if he was looking for his car as well.
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