Spontaneity, Serrated Knife and a Surprise

 Got your attention, huh? I love piquing a reader's interest on title alone. My creative writing teacher always barked that the 'title is vital'!

So. At my place of work, a property that we partner with donates annually a GINORMOUS gingerbread house. And each year there's a silent auction for it once it's close to Christmas which the money is given to Children's Hospital.

Without thinking it through thoroughly, I placed my bid for it! Yup. I done did it without a plan (kinda scary but fun at the same time) I didn't I would win with my bid so I put it out of my mind.

This afternoon it was announced that I won via a company-wide email. My heart sank. I'm ill prepared to transport my prize. I started formulating a battle plan on the fly...

In the meantime, employees that don't usually speak to me were emailing, calling or stopping by in person with two questions on their mind.

How was I transporting it?

Where was I transporting it?

An instant besmirched look crossed my face. I didn’t think they were playing attention! So I would answer their questions, and repeat answering the questions. My all-time favorite sports hero, Dale Earnhardt, once said, “Whether they are cheering or jeering, at least they’re paying attention and making noise!” A fair amount of my co-workers know that I drive a sports car that doesn’t have the capability of moving that successfully. Oh, let alone, my postage-stamp sized one-bedroom apartment able to fit it!

Transporting it? Rosa the Rogue (WCP’s ride) would drag it north to Liquid Lime in Kirkland. Then Beastmode (Cher’s Honda Odyssey) would take it on from there.

Where? Cher’s dining room table.

Ron, WCP, and I managed to move it from the Costco Travel 2^nd floor reception area to the front driveway where WCP parked Rosa. Unfortunately, we didn’t count on one of spires being too tall! I run up on Jacob, the CT Deli Supervisor, requesting a serrated knife. While looking at me with apprehension, he hands it over. I roll back to Ron and WCP, strategically saw off the roof, knowing a simple glue job will repair it.

At Liquid Lime’s Ugly Sweater Party, Cher tweaked her ankle. So my bros and I moved the ginormous gingerbread house from vehicle to vehicle. Then it sat overnight in Beastmode, where we successfully made it’s final move from there to the dining room table.

It awaits for the girls reaction...