The day before David and I had shared lunch at Sonny's, our favorite BBQ establishment and carried away large "to-go" cups of drink for later. I drank one Sunday afternoon, then worked on the second cup yesterday, refilling the big foam cup with my own iced tea as I worked at my dining room "desk". I dashed out late in the afternoon, hoping to make a stop at Home Depot for soil and shovels quickly enough to afford me an early arrival time and vacant swim lane when I got to the pool.
I put the car in park, turned and pulled the keys, and grabbed the to-go cup in the holder for a swig. Suck on the straw, feel lemon seed-sized object in mouth followed immediately by YOWWW....that's a STING!
Turn and spit out the open door and see a light gray SPIDER shooting out and scrambling for cover - NOT a lemon seed.
Note to self: Do NOT, under any circumstances, drink from cup left in car overnight, without visually checking the contents first.
As I lay in bed this morning, slowly becoming aware that "yes, it really is 5:25, that was the alarm going off, and I do have begin my day", one body-awareness thought dominated all the "sore muscles? joints?" assessments: Dang, my tongue hurts!
Oh. My. Word. Sandy. I can't quite quit shuddering in horror over here. AAAAUUUGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shudder shiver. Man, I hate spiders. To think of one IN MY MOUTH - I just can't quite go there. I think I might just start checking my straws from now on too. :)
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh Sandy! And reminded me of how far my standards have dropped since becoming a mom...yesterday I looked at some leftover coffee, while I was considering making myself an iced drink. As I peer into the pot, I see a fruit fly or gnat floating around in there, and actually thought to myself, "It's only one little bug." Ach! "Get it together woman," was my next thought,"It's a bug. Drink water instead, it's better for you!"
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
What an unpleasant and terrifying surprise. A good note to self!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap!!!! Sam and I laughed last night at the mere thought of that happening to me. Well, Sam laughed. I gagged, shuddered, gagged, shuddered. You get the picture
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