ammogirl

I wish I had something really exciting to tell you about the trip to Heidelberg today but I don’t.  Well, I DID get lost, even though I was using the navi system, so that was fun.  I ended up on random side street with a streetcar barreling straight towards me, because I was frozen with panic because WHAT DO I DO?  That’s what I was saying in my head:  WhatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdo because cars parked on either side of the cobble stone street, no “do not drive here” signs, streetcar tracks everywhere and there I was, stuck right in the middle.  And all the while the navi system lady was saying “please execute an immediate u-turn” in her British accent and good LORD it was really annoying.  At the verrrrryyyyy last minute I pulled over to the side and let the streetcar go by, and THEN executed an immediate u-turn, which, thank god, at least got navi chick to shut up.

Finally I made it to the Exhibition, and looked at exhibits with Lindsey for exactly five minutes before her teacher took her away to a…something…and then I left.  Well, I made a stop in the restroom to pee, since, you know, long drive there, long drive back…oh!  The driving…you guys, the whole way there and back was autobahn, right?  I drove so fast on that road I had to endure ten minutes of lectures from my husband when I told him about it.  Fast!  It was fabulous!

Lindsey’s exhibit placed second, and we will find out by the end of the week if she gets to go to Nationals in Washington D.C. …um…someone help me out here…when ending a sentence with “Washington D.C.”, how would I punctuate that?  With an extra period?  Like - D.C. .?  Or abruptly, with a double-duty period - D.C.  I don’t know.  I’m confused.  Anyhow, we’re so proud of her, she worked so much harder than I would ever have.

When I got back to work Huge Disaster had struck, and unfortunately tragedy was NOT averted this time, and I had to miss mandatory gym time AND work late.  It was sort of great, actually.  Then I went home and made artichokes, which I love, but I didn’t cook them long enough, which I hated.  You guys, you can’t eat artichokes that aren’t cooked.  Just for the record.

Tschuss!!