Not My Day

Did you ever have one of those afternoons where you did one stupid thing, and then it seemed like everything went downhill? Well, I had one of those yesterday. The morning was fine. After church a friend and I decided to head to a lake in the afternoon and chill. So, after lunch and a short nap, we headed out to Chilliwack Lake. It's quite a drive, but can be worth it. When we got there, a sign said "NO BEACH - HIGH WATER". We didn't quite understand or believe the sign. Well, it was definitely true. The water was high. On the one side of the boat launch, there was no sign of the beach. On the other, there were boats and trailers, and lots of people on the visible part of the beach. We worked our way through the people, then climbed up the hill to a trail to find a better spot. We found a spot where there were logs in the water. We came back down to the lake, crawled on a log and sat down. Finally we could relax a bit.

I was taking pictures and took off my sunglasses so I could see better. I set them down on the log, turned around and must have bumped them for I watched them slide down the log and into the water. I thought they would float so I didn't jump to get them. Well, of course they weren't going to float. So I watched them sink down and down to the bottom of the lake. Oh I was upset and felt like an idiot. My friend tried to help by laughing and making it seem like not such a big deal. I tried to find a stick to get the glasses, but nothing was long enough. Since I didn't have extra clothes, I didn't really want to jump in, although the thought did cross my mind. Plus that water is FREEZING! I could hardly keep my feet in for 30 seconds, let alone jump/dive in to get my sunglasses.

I was not impressed that we had to sit on the log looking into the water at my sunglasses. So, soon after, we left and drove back to town. We stopped at Dairy Queen for a cold snack and drink. I had my drink on the bench beside me as we sat on the picnic table outside. I turned around for something, my camera hanging at my side, and it went and knocked my full drink over and it spilled all over the ground. I think there was about 1 sip left afterwards. STUPID! It wasn't that great of a drink so that wasn't a big deal, but I felt like a klutz! I then informed my friend that we HAD to go to Tim Horton's so I could get an iced cappucino. I needed something to console me after the 2 stupid accidents of the afternoon.

I got my iced cap, and am proud to say I didn't spill it or anything! YUM!

Although I was sincerely hoping the sunglasses accident was a dream, I learned something in the midst of it. Sometimes things just don't go the way I want them to and I have to move on. I can't always fix what's happened or pretend it wasn't my fault. I don't like admitting something that went wrong is my responsibility, but in this case it certainly was. I have the memory of it, and a picture of my sunglasses at the bottom of the lake to remind me that I need to take responsibility for the consequences of my actions however stupid they may be and move on.