Crazy Train

The Scene: Downtown Kelowna, Sunday Morning

Cast of Characters: Me, Joanne, Mark and Conrad

Our very dear friends were in town this weekend for a long overdue visit and Sunday morning Joanne and I wanted to pop into Oranj Dance Studio to check out their schedule. We explained to the guys we were literally going to be a minute and a half and left them waiting patiently in the truck. We returned 90 seconds later to find them gone. We stood there wondering how they could have thought that leaving us on the sidewalk was funny. People do this kind of stuff in high school but at 38, I have ABSOLUTELY no patience for it. In that moment, there was no rational thought, no believing the best about either of them. I went from zero to crazy in about 17 seconds. I hopped on that train like it was taking me to Hogwarts.

Joanne (trying so hard to see the silver lining) said, "maybe they went to get us coffee?". I responded with an answer that I cannot share here.

When they did come back a number of glances, glares and stares took place. Here's how it went....

Mark: 'I'm sorry, I didn't know you didn't have your phone'
Me: 'uh-huh'
Mark: 'I texted you to let you know where we were'
Me: 'uh-huh'
Mark: 'we just went to the library to pick up those DVD's - Now it's one less stop.'
Me: 'uh-huh
Mark: 'sorry....'

When were able to be alone (and by that I mean without witnesses), I stood so very tall on my soapbox and spouted off about how disrespectful it was to just leave me on the side of the road, now knowing where he went, when he was coming back, how would he like it if?......



He apologized, I (eventually) apologized for getting so upset and the day went on like nothing ever happened.

However, after a few hours of reflection, I was hit between the eyes with the cold, hard truth.... Mark and Conrad did nothing wrong.

I was the only one who should have apologized. To believe that Mark would have just left us there as a joke?.... I was the one who was disrespectful. I went to my husband and said I was sorry and this time, it was for the right reason.
I couldn't see the good because I was focused on the crisis. A crisis I had entirely made up in my head.
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The Scene: Downtown Kelowna, Sunday Morning

Cast of Characters: Me, Joanne, Mark and Conrad

Take II

Mark: 'I'm sorry, I didn't know you didn't have your phone. I texted you to let you know where we went.'

Cara: 'That's o.k. babe. There was a train that went by here a minute ago, but I knew you'd come back so I let it pass.'