Hide Me

337 Bee Flower, Taken 04-09, Nikon D-80, Saturated in Photoshop, 10-18-09

Has it happened to you too? You know those foot in mouth experiences where you wish you could take it back, but you can't. Fortunately, there is always a lesson to be learned by the experience, but it doesn't negate the feeling of "Please, hide me".

Example of one of these moments happened today while at Alexa's sorority house brunch events. Families were invited and were treated to the yummiest food ever. Seating was first come, first serve and guaranteed with a group of people you didn't know. So it was for us...We sat with some of Alexa's older "sisters" who live in the house (Next year for Lexi). I got my 'chat' on with the girls and before I knew it, was crossing some invisible line of what to say and what NOT to say. Grrrrr...all these rules when it comes to communication. Apparently, I wasn't allowed to talk about the tailgate party or what a messy house the fraternity was in comparison to how classy the sorority house is? Who knew?

I guess it really is a rite of passage...I embarrass my daughter just as my Mommy embarrassed me (Mom, don't make me tell the 'Ernies Karoke' night story). Suffice it to say, my little girl got off easy. According to family track record, I'm a time bomb ready for detonation! So, the morale of this story is and will always be the following quote:

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. ~Frank Outlaw

Ollie, ollie oxen free...No more hiding!