yesterday was exhausting. absolutely exhausting. i arrived at the 7 p.m. meeting i had to cover a few minutes early to do interviews beforehand. i put my purse in the trunk as i always do and slammed it shut.

then i realized that my car keys were in my purse.

i always put them in my pocket, but for some reason i slipped them in there like i do when i get home. the fire chief had just pulled in, so i asked if he or any of the firefighters could help me get into my trunk. he figured there would be some way to get in through the back where the convertible top comes down, but he didn’t know how to do it. so he called one of the firefighters who has an autobody shop, and he swung by on his way home.

todd found his way in through the back quickly, but my purse was toward the front so he couldn’t reach it. then, as if he had just realized something, he opened the glove compartment and pushed the button that opens the trunk.

heh. i felt dumb. but at least now i know what to do if i lock my keys in my trunk again (hopefully i won’t have locked the doors as well!).

today i called the fire department to ask todd a question. the first thing he asked when he got to the phone: “hey, cady, lock your keys in the trunk again??”

sigh. it’ll take me a while to live this down i’m sure.