Laugh at Yourself....it's the best Medicine

Good Morning! Today I thought I would keep this as short as possible, as well as tell you something I found to be funny.

Last night I had to go to the airport and after watching what seemed to be the longest football game of life (but my Falcons won so well worth it), I decided to stop and get a coffee. I also need to get some gas too so no big deal.

Well first off, I was driving my roomies car and couldn't find the button that opens the gas cap door. I looked in the usual spot but it was dark. I checked the manual and it said the same thing. I couldn't find it. Eventually I found it, but not before I was looking frantically for 10 minutes! Then when I finally got it open it took forever to open the gas cap!

So all is well, I now put gas in the car and go in for a coffee and to wash all the gas I spilled on my hands. Grabbed my coffee and washed my hands then got in line. Now this is where it gets funny...
I've been sick since June when I got my diagnosis and so feeling pretty or confident has not been my strong suit. So there's a guy in line in front of me. I believe he was a bit younger and he kept looking at me. I'm thinking, it's late, I'm exhausted and now I'm wondering if there's something on my face. Once he gets to the cashier, she gives him his total and he says "I'll get hers too" and points at me.

Before a thought even went through my head I replied immediately with "It's OK, I have gas". Now, you would think we all started laughing and brushed it off but nope. I didn't even realize what I had just said. To me it made perfect sense.  I had to pay for my gas. It wasn't until I looked at the cashier who was holding in laughter so hard her face was reddening and buddy kept staring at me wide eyed. I was thinking this guy didn't take no very well. Then it finally sunk in that how I said it probably didn't come across the same way to them as I had intended it.

So I finally started laughing a bit to lighten the mood, and Ms. Cashier couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter. He still stood there. So I told him "I mean I have to pay for my gas". It turns out he needed to hear that because otherwise I think he was frozen in fear.

I'm not sure if it's being a Mom, or because I've been sick and had every Tom, Dick and Harry checking out everything they can on me that I have zero filter or concern for talking about anything that I don't even notice when I do it. Nonetheless it was extremely entertaining. Once he left the cashier apologized for laughing and I said no problem because I thought it was funny too.

You would think I would have been so embarrassed, but I wasn't. In fact I found it so funny I decided to tell you all about it. Plus it was flattering that he offered to buy my coffee in the first place. I wonder if he just felt bad for me watching me try and put the gas in the car in the first place? Ha ha.
If you can't laugh at yourself, you may just go crazy. That's how I feel. So last night was a good way to lighten up even if just for a minute.

Have a great day everyone!