The Malicious Mailbox

Well hello my people!

OMG it’s been soooo long since I’ve posted, and for that I am sorry. Life has gotten so busy, messy, & beautiful that I've lost track of my time, & obviously my blogging regime. BUT, BOOM! I am back!

I don’t even know what life lesson/ tip to share; because there is so much that I’d like to talk about! But I guess the winner for today is my mailbox story. Oh gosh, You may need some popcorn for this one, so here we go.

T’was three nights before Christmas, and all thru the (neighbor) hood, not a creature was stirring, but I wish it would (have). The streets were all crooked, & I did not know how to get to Tay’s house; I needed a glow.

----> Well, I can’t remember the rest of that rhyme, nor do I have the patience to come up with rhymes. But, you get the gist.

So I was totally driving to my friend’s house, and she lives in a neighborhood with multiple entrances. Normally when I go over there, I am following someone, or it’s during the day, so why did I think the night time would be any different? Well, I was driving alone, and took the wrong turn into the neighborhood. So, to set the stage, I am lost. I drove really slowly down the street, looking at every house to see if it was Taylor’s. Well, I was not having any luck (the story can only get worse from here...). A car is behind me, and following close at that. In my defense, I was going 15 mph so I would’ve ridden my tail too. Any who, I turn around as I’m driving to signal for the car behind me to pass, & as I turn back around, I unfortunately notice that I drifted, & I am face to face with a mailbox. It seemed to have been creeping up on me all along. Well, I got a little nervous, so I jerked the wheel trying to escape the wrath of the mailbox. They always say “you can’t escape your own fate”, and whoever “they” are, the saying is totally correct. I tried to escape the incoming mailbox, but instead I was punished for trying to dodge my own fate. As you can imagine, in slow motion, I saw my side mirror CRASH into the mailbox. The mailbox totally went FLYING off the post, and landed in the yard. Special delivery, right?! Not only did the mailbox completely detach from its base, but MY mirror (already replaced once from the tragedy of a traffic cone) found itself clinging for dear life as it hung from a single wire. Oh, it was heartbreaking to see that. So, to make sure everyone is keeping up, I hit the mailbox with my right side mirror, the mailbox lost its life, & my mirror hung by a thread. I could not believe this tragedy just happened.

Well, I got out of the car, picked up the lifeless mailbox, and rang the doorbell of the house it belonged to. A precious elderly lady answered the door, and as I told her what happened, her eyes grew wide. I do believe she was in shock. Poor sista. She forgave me & showed me mercy. AND, I ended up finding the house I was to stay the night at. J As tragic as my situation was, I learned a VERY important lesson, and would like to teach you my findings.

LIFE LESSON #5

NEVER take the wrong turn into a friend’s neighborhood, & go 10mph under the speed limit when you're lost & trying to locate the abode. You may just hit a mailbox. J