so on wednesday, nearing the end of my babysitting shift, i decided to take nick to "my playroom" for an hour or two, so he could run around and burn up some energy before his mama was done with work. we got there around 10 to 4pm. i pulled up and parked on the street, in between a line of cars, out front, where i usually do. i put 2 hrs on the meter and then (having never been there in the afternoon before) double-checked the sign and saw that it said '2 hr parking from 9-4 except sundays' and then i thought to myself 'hmm... i guess i only needed to put in 10 min. worth... oh well'.

nick and i went in a played for about an hour and a half. we got ready to go about when nick's mom would be done with work. we walked outside and the street was empty... all the cars that had been there were gone, including mine. uggh...

i called nick's mom and she came to get us. about 2 hrs and $250 later, i had my car back. (apparently i'm truly a blonde and didn't realize the sign above that said 'tow-away no stopping or parking' and that it referred to all times other than 9-4.)

one of my most expensive mistakes.

the next day mike dropped me off at babysitting so he could take the car to the shop to have the brakes fixed. 8 hrs later, after inspections, adjustments, pads, calipers, rotors, a coupon, several phone calls and a payment of $650, he picked it up... and then me.

what an expensive 2 days. and we still don't have plane tickets. bummer.