A Day of Fail

Today was Memorial Day, a day to relax and remember those who have died for this country. Instead, a portion of my day turned into an adventure of FAIL.

In the morning, Tracie and I headed to the mall to take advantage of the weekend’s sales. On our way there, we got a call from our neighbor, who had noticed that her yard and our car had been egged overnight. Unfortunately, the car which was egged was the one we were driving. Fail #1. We immediately detoured out of our way to visit a Danny’s Family Car Wash.

After paying for and receiving a VIP wash, we headed back to the mall. A few miles down the road, I realized that Danny’s Family had neglected to do the interior dressing, which was the main point of paying for the VIP wash. Fail #2

We turned around and headed back to Danny’s Family, where the problem was quickly rectified. This made the Day of Fail slightly better. On the way back to the mall, I fielded a phone call from work, which quickly erased the slight feeling of joy from finally getting the VIP wash completed.

We were successful in our shopping and we discovered Stax Burger Bistro as well, so that seemed to make the day look better. However, once we got home, I found that egg remnants had gotten behind the spare tire assembly on the back of my RAV4. Despite the wash, they were stubbornly attached. Fail #3. I spent my afternoon removing the spare tire and cleaning the car, followed by scrubbing the remnants of the fried egg of the driveway. Note: Simple Green helps a LOT if you’re cleaning fried egg off of concrete.

I’d really like another day off, so I can actually have a holiday from my holiday.