Cole's lifted truck meets my clumbsiness...

I know I said I'd write again tomorrow, but life had other plans for me! I have however been thinking of some more of my funny moments to share with you...there are so many!

One did pop into my mind, especially as I recently added the brother of the person that this happened with to my face book page.

The following is a description of yet another reason why I MIGHT be afraid to date...

Towards the end of 2001, while I was living in Utah, I found myself volunteering for the Political Action Committee for the Davis County School District Teachers Association that I was a member of. I really enjoyed the different activities, and had the opportunity to interview several well known political figures in Utah.

As time moved on, in December that committee decided to have a Christmas party to help celebrate the seasons, being sure to NOT mix in any trainings, other than generally getting to know each other better. The year before when I went to this party I had taken my lovely sister Beth, and I think she had a good time then. But this year, I wanted to take a date. I hadn't been dating anyone for a while, so I asked my good friend Cole(he's married to a lovely wife now) to go with me. He humored me enough to say yes, but I think I remember almost having to twist his arm to get him to do it. Come on, one night with me (no hanky-panky, etc. happening) how bad could it be? You'll find out...

So he picks me up in his truck. Now, I like trucks, very manly type car. But I was wearing a skirt and nice shoes, and his truck was lifted to the point that it was almost as high as my hips/waist...I'm tall so that's saying something. He, of course, has to show me how to get in the truck, and then is a gentleman and helps me in to too. When we get to where were going, in deference to my good shoes, nice black skirt and shirt, he parks quite far away from any snow patches or obvious signs of danger.

It had been so long, and Cole was a good friend, that I forgot the whole date protocol that dictates a girl should wait to get out of the car until her escort walks around and opens the door for her. So, as soon as he parked, I open the door and use the built in step, to step out of the truck. Before I know it, I realize that my foot is precariously place on the ground on a lovely patch of black ice that neither of us knew was there. I look up in Cole's direction as I slightly less than gracefully fall to the ground, sliding at least halfway under his truck. (Thank Heavens it was lifted, not only did I slip, but I could have been stuck too, and that is just a whole other level of horror I try not to think about!)

I come to a stop in my slide to freedom, and I hear Cole from inside the truck laughing the laugh of a man whose long gone without one. Through his giggles, he asks if I am okay. I say I think so, but that I'm not sure, through my slightly less than veiled snickering too. He gets out of his truck, walks around and I am just sitting there. I was completely on black ice and had no traction whatsoever to get up. (How embarrassing is that? Being a girl of size even way back then...the only thing I could do was laugh, cuz I might have cried!) He helped me to get up, but NOT before he almost fell himself.

Luckily, none of my clothes were ruined or ripped, and as I was wearing mostly black, with a coat over it, nothing was dirty either. We went into the party, and of course I had to tell all my friends there what had happened...I have NO IDEA how to keep my fat mouth SHUT! Through the entire evening, and into the next day I was reminded of what I had done, seeing as the entire right side of my body hurt from trying to hold the pavement in its' proper place with a lot of force.

Even with that lovely experience...Cole was a great date, a real gentleman, and just a bit dumb for not askin' me out again! Oh well...he must've been meant for his current wife!!!! ;-)!

I love you all!

Have a good one!

Jennalee

FYI, doing well on the GB stuff...no time to write today, but will tomorrow....I promise!!!!