unexpected quiet evening at home..

so here was today's plan:

i needed to be at church in gallatin (30-35 minute drive) as soon as possible. there's an extra little thing going on at 5:30 that they asked me to be there for. i watch a little boy at my house until 5pm and jared gets home around 5:15.

jared's parents are going on a trip this weekend and wanted to see alena before they left. they offered to make us dinner. since i already committed to the thing at church, jared was going to take alena to their house for dinner (30 minute drive in another direction) and then meet us at gallatin for church at 7pm (about a 20 minute drive).

jared gets home at 5pm, he and alena get out the door at 5:05pm, little boy is picked up and gone by 5:10. i quickly finish getting ready and am ready to leave at 5:15. right on schedule.

until i realize...my purse, with my keys, phone, wallet (and gum and chapstick, mind you) are in alena's bag, in jared's truck, half way to lebanon.

sigh.

i call jared. if he turns around to bring me my purse, there's not really enough time for him to meet his parents for dinner before they go to church. also, by then, i'm so late for my thing that it's not really worth it. so jared goes through with his plans...but due to geographical challenges, he can't really come back to get me so i can go to church either.

so i'm home. by myself. with no car. which is fine, but i was looking forward to church tonight, and i hate the knowledge that i CAN'T go anywhere..regardless of whether i want to or not.

so here i sit...... what a nice, quiet evening . :)