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October 13, 2006

Nearly Lost

Holy COW! I just had a close call. Maybe you've seen those Arby's commercials where the person is so hungry they're not thinking straight? Like the one where the flower delivery guy delivers funeral flowers to a gal in an office and the flowers meant for her go to an old guy's funeral--and the message on her flowers says, "You GO girl!" Well, I had a moment that would qualify like that.

It's been a terribly long and hectic week at work and I've been going to a couple extra classes at the dojo. I spent 3 hours in a row there on Tuesday when I didn't used to go to classes on Tuesdays at all. So I've been pretty tired all week, including (and maybe especially) today. I left work and got about 1/3 of the way home and thought, you know, I'm SO freaking hungry, I should really stop for a snack. I don't think I can wait to get home to eat anything. So I stopped at this little chicken hut--it was basically a mom & pop rip off of KFC and tasted the same. Pretty good actually, since things always taste really good when you're starving. So I ordered a couple legs and ate in my car in the parking lot.

I threw out the box and started back on my way home. I'd only driven for about a minute or two when I realize, OHMYGOD!! WHAT DID I DO WITH MY RETAINER??! I looked in my pockets, in the cup holder, on the floor, and even felt beneath my butt to see if I happened to be sitting on it. Nothing! OH GOD! I LOST IT!! Well, wtf did I do with it?? I remember taking it out when I went to Panera's for lunch, but I could swear I had it this afternoon. In fact, I thought I even remembered chomping at it just before I got the chicken--something I always do when I get hungry. So I turned the car around, hoping that I didn't leave it at Panera's. If I did, then I'd probably never see it again since that was hours ago. It occurred to me that I might have put it in the box the chicken came in that was now sitting in the trash.

I was panicking so much I was even shaking and I could feel the blood rushing to my cheeks. I kept thinking how I didn't want to spend another 3-4 hundred bucks (or more) on having a new one made. I finally made it back to the chicken place and looked in the trash. The box was sitting right on top where I left it. I pulled it out along with some napkins and a milk carton that I'd put in it and there it was, sitting at the bottom of the box. OH GOD THANK YOU!! What a relief! It hadn't fallen out of the box or even touched any of the other trash.

Now, I know I can get grumpy when I haven't eaten and my blood sugar gets low, but JEEZ! I was so anxious to eat, I didn't even notice myself taking out my retainer or where I put it. The moral of the story? Always keep an eye on your retainer! HA!!

Posted by Amy at October 13, 2006 05:56 PM

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I'm glad that you were able to find your retainer, and that it wasn't damaged at all! You GO girl! :)

Posted by: revjen [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2006 12:30 PM

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