Good Morning Ladies!! Let me try this for the second time! I was so proud of myself on Thursday morning that I had woken up early and written this entire post. Then I went to publish it, and I deleted the entire stinkin' thing! So...I am just now getting the chance to try writing it again!
So sorry we missed last weeks' blog question. I was on the road traveling with my mom and grandma, and I figured that all of you were busy doing spring break things as well! Monday morning ladies, it was great to catch up with all of you after being apart for a couple of weeks! Tuesday night ladies, I hated that I didn't get to see you!! As Sara probably explained, I had been in court all day with a precious family that I used to work with. And this next week, I am going to be on the road yet again going to see Jeff's family in South Florida. His mom and dad just come home permanently from Uganda, and we are going to see them!!! Please remember us in your prayers while we are traveling. I can't wait to see everyone again next week!
Ok...so here is our blog question for this week!
"Have you ever had an ugly cry in public? If so, please share!"
I can't wait to read everyone's responses!
Love ya,
Macki
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Here's my ugly cry story...
It was my first outing alone after I had just had sweet Mackinzie and come home from the hospital. The plan was for me to run to Walgreens and grab last minute Christmas presents as well as some needed baby supplies while my mama kept Mackinzie for me. Then I would come back home shortly to keep the baby because Mom had a hair appointment (so she could have a new Christmas hair-do!). Well, my list for Walgreens was pretty long, so my buggy was overfilled with "stuff." And being that it was just a few days before Christmas, the check-out line behind me was almost as long as my shopping list. The sweet lady scanned all of my purchases and rang up my total. I wrote my check, and while the computer was processing my check, my bags were being packed. I was elated because the timing was perfect for me to be back home so that Mama could leave for her appointment. THEN...it happened!! The computer REFUSED my check! REFUSED IT!!! I didn't understand because my account had plenty of money to cover everything I had bought. The lady explained that some checks the computer just cannot read and refuses them. So she asked me if I could pay with anything else. I grabbed my visa. In the mean time, the line behind me was not just long, it was horrendously long! And everyone was watching a disaster unfold in front of them. By this time, a manager had gotten involved in my predicament! As I handed this gentleman my visa like the lady had asked...he said not-so-kindly..."you can't use that now! The computer has already cancelled your ENTIRE purchase. You are going to have to re-scan everything!" (Remember, my stuff was already bagged!!!) That's when it happened! The UGLY CRY started! My hormones were all over the place, and I couldn't get myself together! So like the mature woman that I was...in the midst of sobbing tears...I gave them back my buggy (FULL of EVERYTHING I had "purchased" in bags) and LEFT in utter humiliation!!! I went outside and sat in my car for about 10 minutes, sobbed at my stirring wheel, had an absolute pity party for myself, and threw a major temper tantrum to my husband over the phone about what had just happened! Then...I got a grip...went back in...got my bags…took them back to the pharmacy… and flagged over a pharmacist we know!! The ugly tears started again explaining to him the events of what had happened. In his feeling sorry for me (and I’m sure trying to get me out of there because of the scene of a postpartum woman in tears is not pretty), he rang up my ENTIRE purchase himself...taking everything out of the bags and putting it all back in again (FOR THE SECOND TIME!!!) Yes, it was an ordeal...and I banned to ever go back there again. But I never stick to my guns with this sort of thing...so I have been back countless times since that day! Oh, and my mom's hair! She went...was late...and called me leaving her appointment in tears because she hated her hair! A very traumatizing day for the both of us! Some days...you need to just stay home!
I was on a missions trip to Costa Rica , i was helping to translate for our group which no one else spoke much spanish , so i was going back and forth from English to Spanish a lot!! I enjoy doing this very much & it has never been a problem for me. However public speaking is very much a problem for me !!!!!This particular day our team was going to a local church with one of the pastors we had been working with , and at the last minute before he got up to preach to a very packed church ! he asked me, Nancy you would not mind standing up with me and translating my sermon would you ?? well i couldnt say no !! but i had no idea what he was going to preach on ! i did not have an outline or notes , and he spoke fast :) i did the best i could in front of what seemed like millions of people ! when i got down when the preaching was over is when i lost it !! that was my ugly cry , i felt like this was an awesome preacher and if someone did not understand him it was because of me !! so i had my pitty party , i wanted to run out of church so very bad , but i could not because then everyone wanted to know why i was crying , and who i was ? and how i knew 2 languages etc.
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