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My life: Oh the humanity!Humiliating Episode #523: I have a certain pair of sandals with a goofy wooden heel and absolutely no arch support. To say they are tricky to walk in would be the understatement of the year; but they are so terribly cute and so I must. Or so I thought until yesterday; yesterday I was wearing said shoes. The clinic my mom works for is a sponsor of the Women’s Fitness Celebration and it was mum’s turn to man the booth. Being the good daughter that I am, I offered to swing by and pick her up so she wouldn’t have to pay the price of a small island to park. Since it was a lovely fall day, I decided to detour through 8th Street Marketplace – meander about, do a bit of window shopping. I had just checked to see how big my butt looked in the Urban Outfitters window when I realized something was terribly amiss. That’s where things get a bit fuzzy – I can only tell you for certain that my ankle buckled … I struggled, I flailed, I said the S word … and the next thing I knew I was on all fours, my purse flung to the ground in front of me. Oh the humanity! Considering the fact a huge event was going on directly across the street I was not lacking in spectators. Like it wasn't bad enough to be on all fours - large rumpkis protruding - in the middle of a shopping district. But to be surrounded by people gaping in horror?! You have GOT to be kidding me. Yep, I said it. Out loud. Sigh. Needless to say, from that point on it was typical HRT (humiliation response tactics) – I grabbed my purse, stood up, and acted as if nothing had ever happened – all the while praying that I would never again have to face the 100 or so witnesses of my most recent low point. Perhaps the worst of all is the fact that the thought crossed my mind - several times actually - that I really should change shoes before heading downtown. But I brushed the thought away. After all, they matched my outfit perfectly, they were cuter than ever, AND they were already on my feet. Not to mention, I would only be out for a short period of time. If only I had paid heed. Moral of the story: If God tells you to change your shoes before you go out in public, change your shoes... My life: The Auction BlockWhen you live in a land where it is likely, nay, expected that you will marry in your early to mid-twenties, by the time you reach your thirties, attending a wedding that has yet to be your own is a daunting proposition. Trust me. I know. Take this last wedding for instance. Normally I draw the line at the bouquet toss – not that towering above a swarm of eager 12-year olds vying to be the next bride isn’t a lot of fun. But this wedding was different. This wedding boasted several single women in their twenties and thirties in attendance. GASP! Crazy talk! I know. Apparently, the comradely of it all made me giddy and against my better judgment, I agreed to partake in the flower throwing festivities. And that’s when it all went downhill… For starters, we were paraded out in front of everyone much too soon. While the bride and groom posed for their photo-op, us single girls were left melting in the sun. If that weren’t bad enough, my feet were beginning to whine. Seriously. I actually heard them sob at one point. You must understand – I live in Idaho. In state known for potatoes and Napoleon Dynamite comfort cometh before fashion more often than not. It’s the only thing that keeps us from killing the person who is telling yet another stupid potato joke! So, needless to say, after an entire summer in flip-flops my feet felt terribly abused being stuffed into stilettos – lovely though they may have been. All the same, for the sake of everyone around me I tried to be brave. I smiled sweetly as I watched photos being snapped. I struck up idle chit-chat with the girls around me. Finally, I resorted to fidgeting. It was then I noticed a rather large grouping of people to my left. All staring at me. Nonsense, I said to myself. Don’t be silly. Why-ever would they be staring at you? Yeah, I couldn’t imagine either. Not that I had a lot of time to contemplate, however, as the bouquet-tossing-tradition was finally on its way. Like lambs led to slaughter, we began our pilgrimage to the bottom of the church steps … “Go, Amy! Go, Amy! Catch that bouquet!” The girl next to me looked as mortified as I felt. “Is that woman cheering for you to catch the bouquet? “ She asked. So it would appear. And most frightening of all – I had never seen the woman before in my life. My mom, bless her soul, managed to sidle up to me and whisper, “You may want to consider leaving immediately after the toss.” She didn’t need to tell me twice. Long story short – or at least shorter – the woman was desperately seeking her son’s “next girlfriend” when she spotted me. Oh cruel fate! At one point she tapped my mom on the shoulder, instructed her to turn around, and then informed her son that “this is what she’ll look like when she’s older.” Seems she was in it for the long-haul. I have one word: yikes! |
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