"The Birth of Speed Racer-ette"

"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one." -Henry David Thoreau

I drove a racecar today.

No really, my car turned into the batmobile and I sped everywhere. I'm surprised I didn't get pulled over. Or arrested. Let me share with you the hullabaloo of the day...

11:50 am: Bank, temple clothing shopping (for Jeanie,) Krispy Kreme pitstop.

12:45 pm: Mary Kay facial (it was a prize that Jeanie won from David's Bridal.)

2:47 pm: Cranky feelings (that facial lasted much too long) and a pitstop at Walmart for shower curtain hooks (of the baby penguin variety.)

3:25 pm: Sold our souls to Gold's gym for some two-year memberships.

3:53 pm: Corbin's apartment (he wanted to show Jeanie how clean it was.)

4:15 pm: Finally home. Grumpy, hungry, and no missionary letters in the mail. (Grr. :P)

This is where it gets nasty...

7:05 pm: Got lost trying to find Janna's reception.

7:38 pm: Found Janna's reception. Had chocolate strawberries.

8:02 pm: Spastically exploded (Liz's reception ended at 8:30!) and sped home (where Jeanie helped me speed-dress into the gown Liz's sister, Bridget, made for me.)

8:15 pm: Still in Provo. Pulling out gray hairs because I lost my cell phone (it had Liz's reception address on it) and because we hit, literally, every single red light (that always happens, doesn't it?)

8:20 pm: Got on the freeway and did 85mph+ all the way to American Fork.

8:30 pm: Exited and sped down backroads towards Liz's parents' house area.

8:35 pm: Found a lit-up, decorated (on the lawn) church and parked, happy to have found the right place.

8:37 pm: Ran back outside, shocked (away from the angry bride who was definitely not Liz.)

8:41 pm: Finally found the right church (Liz and Erik were still there!)

9:02 pm: Collapsed in my car and drove home with Jeanie and Corbin.

9:37 pm: Realized the significance of not having a cell phone.

I don't think I could live day-to-day like this! Sundays are such a blessing.