This week has been...difficult...It's one of those weeks where every single thing that I try to do ends up falling to pieces. Monday and Tuesday were just some of those days where I wasn't feeling great about life. Wednesday was where things started getting worse. I was still feeling not so great about life and then I couldn't find my wedding ring. I usually take it off when I do dishes or anything that will get it really dirty but I always know where it is. Not that day. I was worried, but I knew it was somewhere in our apartment so I knew I could find it later. I was getting ready to go to work and realized I didn't have any jeans that didn't have a hole in them. But luckily my mom had called saying that she had finished hemming some jeans I had given her a few weeks earlier. So I pulled on my capri's (which I didn't really want to wear because it had been snowing all morning) and some cowboy boots. The reason for the cowboy boots is because I didn't want to wear my flats out in the 5 inches of snow and those were the only other boots I had. Needless to say, I looked ridiculous. So I headed out the door to my first job. That job is kind of weird. I go up to this weather station that records data like wind speed, precipitation, and temperature and I submit that data to NOAA. To get to the weather station, you have to go down this dirt road, up a little hill, and down the other side. I thought while driving up the hill that I should stop at the top so I don't get my car stuck. I usually have to take the Bronco and it does not do so well in the snow. But I ignored the feeling and drove down. I'm sure you can guess what happened. I got stuck. Not just kind of stuck, I was essentially trapped. I was also by myself and there was almost no way for anyone else to see me to help. I tried for 30 minutes to get myself out. After that I burst into tears and called my mom. David was in class so I knew he wouldn't be able to help. My mom was very understanding and told me she would try to get my dad to come help. After I hung up I decided that I would try one more time to get out and 15 minutes later, I was out! My mom came and gave me my jeans and everything was ok. Later that night I realized I lost my chapstick so that was kicking me while I was down, which I did not appreciate. I did find my ring later that night.
Thursday was also very fun. I had a dentist appointment. I hate the dentist. A lot. I wasn't there 15 minutes when I was told that I had a cavity starting and they would have to fix it. The first cavity I've ever had and it had to be this week. I almost started crying in the chair. The only time they could do the filling is right before I have to work on Monday, so I'm anticipating that Monday won't go too well either. My mouth hurt for pretty much the rest of the day, I think I have a sensitive mouth.
Friday night was probably the worst of it. I worked from 1 to 6 and then we had to leave at 6:30 because the Idaho Falls Symphony had a concert that night. I didn't have time to eat anything so I was hungry and tired but I love playing in concerts so I was trying to be really happy. We were getting our instruments out and I, being the incredibly clumsy person I am, dropped my bow. When I went to pick it up, I saw that the tip had broken off. I stood there in disbelief at what had just happened. I turned to Lisa and just showed her my bow because I didn't know what to say. My mind was totally blank. She must've understood what was going on because she immediately started saying things like "it's ok, don't worry, it can be fixed, we'll just have to find you a bow for tonight" which put me into a panic because for some reason I didn't even realize that I had nothing to play with for the concert in 30 minutes. But one good thing about having 30 people witness it was I had about 3 people offer me their extra bows! I was very appreciative of the girl who lent me hers and of Lisa who was my bouncer and kept everyone from making a big deal about it which would've sent me into a fit of tears very easily. I was in shock pretty much all night and did not play very well at the concert. But Lisa bought me dinner, David bought me a pop, and I stayed up late eating my feelings.
The next day at work, I managed to burn the tips of my fingers (which didn't even bother me because I knew something bad had to happen) and I was worried that it would hurt playing in the concert we had tonight, but it didn't bother me too bad. And then when I got home and was curling my hair I burned my neck pretty bad and at that point I wanted to give up at life completely, but I didn't. We played the concert and it was amazing. I played very well tonight and I got to play in the Barrus Concert Hall which is a wonderful hall and I don't get to play in it any more because I'm graduated.
Anyways, things are better now. I don't know if it's because I've become immune to feeling or because of some other reason. But I'm really hoping next week goes better. Lisa said as my Christmas present she would get my bow fixed. That made me really happy. She said that when I get it fixed, I would also get it re-haired, so that's a plus! In fact, on Wednesday I was telling David that I needed to get it re-haired soon. I just didn't expect it to happen like that.
3 comments:
When it rains, it pours. I think we all have weeks like that sometimes. I'm glad you found your ring.
Your first cavity?? I'm jealous. I've had, well, more than that. :)
I also have had too many cavities to admit- especially having a dentist for a father.
I am glad you found your ring and were able to "unstuck" yourself from the snow. Way to go!
Here's to a better week this time around!!
Next time you have a week like that call me up and we'll both move to Australia.
Love you.
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