Current mood:

aggravated

Things happen for a reason?
I don't believe that. So last night I'm driving home (after my 2 1/2 hour train ride from work) and every road I attempt to take is either already closed or becomes closed after I'm on it for a bit. I end up zig-zagging my way through to finally come to a road that I was familiar with and was finally comfortable (albeit really, REALLY far out of my way) with finding my way home at last. Well, after being on this road for a few miles, there's a police car parked sideways with flares going....I guess this is the dramatic way of telling us the road is closed. Problem is at this point, I have NO CLUE how to get home....I've exhausted all my "routes" and now I'm clueless. And, oh yeah, I don't have my cell phone right now to call anyone because I lost it on Saturday. So, I pull over thinking I'm going to have to ask the officer how in the heck I'm supposed to get home. Only, I walk up to the car and it's EMPTY! No one there. Now mind you, this is basically in the middle of nowhere - I mean there are some homes there, but no businesses, gas stations, or anything of the like. So, I get in my car and proceed to drive up and down the streets of that area and every one of them would be dead ends, so I'd have to turn around. By this point, I'm crying my eyes out....scared out of my mind because I have no clue where I am or how I'm getting home. I was tempted to simply knock on someone's door, but A) it was almost 10:00 at night by this point and (much more importantly) B) I was afraid of who would be on the other side of that door considering I have 155 sex offenders living in my area and one on my very street - I found this information courtesy of a friend who recently posted a link where you find the sex offenders in your area. So there was no way I was getting out of my car. I could see it now: cute little, terrified, lost girl needs help??? sure you can come into my home....of course YOU'LL NEVER BE LEAVING....no thank you. I was happy in my misery of being lost.

Suffice to say, somehow (and I honestly still have NO CLUE how) I finally found a road that led to a familiar road, which finally led me home. I've never been so happy to be home. Last night was a night where I really, REALLY am thankful to have my puppy. He was so happy to see me....he was licking and jumping and going crazy....I wasn't even all the way sitting down before he was crawling in my lap and cuddling. It's like he knew I was lost and scared and he was worried for me and oh so glad I was home (okay, I know the last part is far-fetched, but SOMEONE has to be worried about me when I'm lost in the darkness and rain amongst the 155 sex offenders).

Oh and by the way, total trip time: 5 1/2 hours. Yes, I could've flown to New York! **ugh**