Say it with me: Day trip!

I did something stupid.  I also did something awesome!  We'll talk about that first.

I had Saturday off (Happy-Thank-You-to-Mr.-St.-Patrick-For-Driving-Out-the-Snakes-of-Ireland-Day!) and decided, practically on a whim, that I was going to drive to the city for a "day trip!" (Saying things like "day trip" make me feel, somehow, more glamorous.  I suggest you try it!)

Three hours with no iPod.  Sounds promising. (because it decided to freeze while I was updating it that morning!!!! COME ON!).  I went through many horribly mixed CDs from my high school days.

Anyway, I made it.  Had a delicious and deliciously entertaining lunch with my two cousins at a pub.  I peed at least three times while I was there.

Wait.. I meant in the bathroom.  It wasn't THAT entertaining.

We talked about books we've read and insecurities and where to find good flip flops and then I did something stupid.  I said something stupid.

I said, "Maya Angelou says that a woman's hair is her glory, but [the rest of the sentence doesn't matter]."  To which my cousin responds, "Ya, the Bible also says that."  And indeed it does.  I've never read anything by Maya Angelou, so why did I even quote her?  As soon as I said it, I was kind of bewildered.  Since when do I listen to what she says?  (Not that she doesn't have something good to say, but I don't even know because I haven't heard her speak, so whyyyyy do I even know that she said that?)

It was only awkward for me.  No one else questioned my M.A. quote.  It was a very strange moment for me, though.  A reminder to be careful about who I credit, who influences my thoughts.  I could have been kicked out of university for a stunt like that.

The rest of the day was spent on fearing for our lives on the Trans-Canada, gawking at, and still appreciating all of the Mennonite-inspired (maybe not, but certainly Mennonite-esque) dresses in Old Navy, and re-telling the Trans-Canada story to family, all while eating tortilla soup, drinking some wine (mixed with OJ and club soda for me, heh...), and taking in the sunshine.

Beautiful!  Awesome. A little stupid.  And I made it back home in good time and in one piece.  Five deer, still happily frolicking.