Next time I go to Pier 1, I'm going to have sunglasses, a hat, wig, and fully buttoned up peacoat so no one can recognize me. Just kidding...sort of. :)
Oh, and did I mention yet? I am such a klutz!
11.17.2009
a completely humiliating + mortifying story
Edit 9/16: This post was scheduled to publish tomorrow [9/17] but it's not working for some reason. This IS my post for 9/17, though, just so you know! I can't believe I'm blogging about this, but hopefully you will get a laugh over my story! :) Yesterday I did some Christmas shopping. My mom dropped me off after we went to Whole Foods, and I planned to walk back. Feeling very sure of myself, I went to Starbucks and got some hot chocolate. I waltzed right up, ordered, and gave my name so they could right it down on my cup. I made small talk with the barista, who said that she'd never met a Carlotta before, and that she loved my name. So far so good, right? I got my order, and walked over to Pier 1. I walked around and sipped my drink. At one point, I set my cup down and opened the lid because I wanted to see if the people at Starbucks had put whipped cream in. I put the lid back on - or at least I thought I did - and continued shopping. When I lifted the cup to take another sip, I didn't get any hot chocolate. Instead, I felt a warm trickle down my shirt all the way until just below my knee. I looked down, and I was practically covered in hot chocolate. It was one of those omigosh-I-can't-believe-this-is-happening-maybe-I'm-imagining-it-and-I-can-just-somehow-"rewind"-this. But no, it was for real. There was a puddle of my drink around me, too. It was so so so embarrassing!!!! I am such a klutz. I thought I might be able to just cover it up with my jacket, but realized quickly that it was out of the question. Timidly I approached a sales associate and asked where the bathroom was. She gave kind of an odd look when she saw my apperance, but told me where it was. I went to the bathroom and washed out my (formerly white) scarf, and cleaned my shirt and pants the best I could. My shirt I could cover up with a jacket but my pants where another story. It looked like I had had an "accident". I am such a klutz. I felt so bad that the sales people had to clean up my mess! I wanted to clean it up when I got out of the bathroom, but they had already done it. I saw them giggling, glancing in my direction...but I probably would have done the same thing if I was in their position! I quickly made my purchases and walked home.
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I know what you mean, I've done some similar things like that too... Like there was this one time, it was field day, and I was in fourth grade. I was just sitting down at my little blanket thingy to have lunch, so I didn't really have time to check my lunch out. So, I grabbed my water bottle to see if there were bubbles in there, you know, to see if it was sprite, and I ALSO thought I screwed the lid back on, but then my water spilled. ALL. OVER. ME. I was soooo thirsty, so i had to walk a half mile BACK into my school from the soccer field where it was at, and i had to clean myself up. It was SOOOOOO embarrasing! some SECOND GRADERS laughed at me when they saw me! So, yeah, I know how you feel... :(
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