The weekend of the reunion just happened to be Opening Day at Lake Tahoe and some crazy person thought it would be a great idea to shut down the main road for entertainment and redirect traffic one way on a back road. This was the stupidest idea ever and caused huge gridlock and many angry people. We (Matt, Annie, Spencer and Dad were in one car and Mark, Me, Aurora and Mom were behind in another car) were stuck in a parking lot trying to get to the main road for about 45 minutes. After about 20 minutes of waiting, Mom decided to get out to talk to the security guard to see what was going on. The line started to move a little, but after 25 minutes she still hadn't come back. Mark and I thought she was talking to the other car, but when we got to the front of the line, we saw a sight I never imagined.
You can only sort of tell from this picture, but my mom was in the middle of the street directing traffic! If you know my mom, this is something I never dreamed she would do. She nicely asked the cars going straight if they would let just one car through. And it worked! She helped a woman who was late for work and a bride get to her wedding! And we got to the boat dock just in time for me to waddle/run down the pier before taking off. Hooray Mom! You saved the day!
4 comments:
I've never been to Lake Tahoe, but it looks like so much fun! and wow, you must have been bogging all day! It's great to get caught up. I'm glad you made it there okay!
What a great story!
Two naps up for your mom! I've got to be honest... I never would have imagined your mom doing that but rock on! That's so awesome!
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