Laugh with me (now)

also known as I should have stayed in bed. So today I HAD to be at work on time because I had a meeting with SVP at 9:15 am and he is not fond of lateness. So of course I set my clock early and get up and get moving. I packed Alyssa's bags the night before and even made her lunch.

Showered, dressed, My lunch made, breakfast made, car packed, window defrosted, my work bad packed, sleeping kid rolled into the car and away we go...7:48 only 3 minutes after I hoped to be on my way.

The sky was clear and blue. Mr Sun was shinning brightly and car conversation was great:

Me "You ready for another great day?"

A "Yes"

Me: "I can't wait to finish my day and get back home to you"

A "Yes, me too hurry home. Make sure you drive today."

Me: "Yes today I'm driving."

A: "Great, come get be quickly."

After that wonderful conversation, I open my eyes and see that there is dense fog hanging around. Cars seem to be coming over no where, traffic is worse than normal. Why does there have to be 2 schools on my route to drop Alyssa off? Grumble Grumble. That is when it happened...slight look to the right to realize I left my cell phone at home. UGH! Ok now how to I get back home without driving back through that traffic and all. Mind is looking at the clock and temper is rising. I turn onto Rosecrans and take a deep breath and say God, take the worries away and let me just have a nice drive to work.

This works for about 5 seconds until someone else starts driving slow and all the lights are red. I glance at the clock again and now it is 8:12 am and I have just about an hour to get to work. Ugh, come on why did I have to leave my dame phone at home? Well because if I had not left my phone at home, I would have to sit in my big meeting in my SLIPPERS. Yep, you read that correctly, slippers. LOL.

Ok now I have my phone and work shoes, I am off again and it is now 8:22. Waze says it should take me 25 minutes if I take the express lanes. Sidebar - I don't understand anyone that would pay $4.55 to $8.55 a day to drive one way to work 5 days a week. However, I get in the express lanes and think $4.55 is worth being on time for the meeting. Then at the last moment, I steer out of the express lanes and head for the regular on ramp. As I am doing this I say to myself, "Teresa Ann Perkins (yes I use my whole name to yell at myself like my parents do) that was probably one of the stupidest things you'll do today." Turns out not to be...keep reading. So I get on the 110 and it looks fine, and I think I'll just listen to Waze and keep going. Oh what Waze, get off here, ok, there must be a short cut to the express lanes. So I get off and then listen to Waze and get back on the 110 S - yes I said south oh and no you can't enter the express lanes this way. ETA 9:11 am

Now I am actually yelling at Waze, yes out loud and a lot. "I HATE YOU. YOU SUCK SO BAD" etc. and we are at 8:40 now. I am almost in tears get back on the 105 freeway and exit on Willmington and just keep driving. ETA 9:08am Screaming and yelling at myself for being so stupid. Time is ticking down and I am getting more mad. So I turn up my radio very loud hoping that the praise music will lift my spirits as I whined around LA. I end up back on the express lanes and say who cares to the toll. Then I think crap do I trust Waze? Oh well just do it. ETA 9:06 am. I exit on Adams street and turn on Broadway and take it all the way to work. Bus...in my lane, 18 wheeler in the other on moving like a snail. COME ON! Yes I yelled that. Look down again ETA 9:04 am, 2 blocks away. I breath and start just laughing at myself. If I was video taped it would have won the funnest home videos... Anyone have a chill pill for me?