wildflower {wednesday}

"Earth laughs in flowers."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

My daughter is a ballroom dancer.

A competitive ballroom dancer.

And last month was the National Dancesport Competition.

Let's just say that jitters and nerves were in overdrive as the week finally arrived.

For her. For me. For all of us.

As a senior, this competition was a culmination of YEARS of training, sweat and tears.

And I should say, a lot of fun too.

But this event would be the deciding factor for a dance talent scholarship to college.

Her dream.

Something she had given everything to.

Finally, the day arrived. Preliminary rounds for team events were to be held that night. Her bags were packed and our list had been checked MANY times...heel guards, eyelashes, hair nets. You name it, we had it. We are talking suitcases of stuff people.

I dropped everyone off at school and headed to my favorite stop for a bagel and a drink. As I waited in the long drive-through line, I opened my window, took a deep breath and decided to check for messages on my cell phone. With my head down, I suddenly heard the strangest, loudest noise right by my ear. Thinking it was a big bug or something, I began swinging my arms wildly around my head.

As I looked up, I saw it.

And seriously could.not.believe what I saw.

A bird...IN my car.

The biggest robin I have ever seen.

Not kiddin'.

There was flapping. And feathers. And poopin'.

The bird, thank you very much.

And there I was.

Stuck in a drive-though with several cars ahead of me and behind me.

I opened the windows. But, no luck.

Just windshield crashin'.

Finally, I jumped out of the car armed with a hanger.

Since I had just left the dry cleaners. Thankfully.

And after several minutes of flailing, I was able to guide that bird back to freedom.

Luckily for me, the cars in line behind me had tinted windows.

And I was spared some humiliation in not seeing their hysterics as I wrangled a crazed bird from my car.

I laughed the rest of the day.

After the poops were cleaned up, that is :)

What has made you laugh lately?

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Entries will be accepted until Monday, April 25th at midnight MST.

A winner will be randomly drawn and announced on Tuesday!

"The person who knows how to laugh at himself
will never cease to be amused."
~Shirley MacLaine~