Officially mortified.

Now, I know I've done lots of embarrassing things in my life.  That's really my normal MO...I'm a klutz with a large foot that often finds its way into my equally large mouth.  I gladly provide comic relief for my friends, family and complete strangers.  But today really took the cake.

I got a speeding ticket last month in town, and proceeded to really show my tail to the police officer.  I was really mad...why is it that a good citizen who always follows all of the rules and pays all my licensing and insurance fees, has a kids strapped in a legal car seat, is not smoking, drinking, texting, talking on my cell phone, putting on makeup, my car is safe to drive, I've brushed my hair and have on my seat belt, gets a ticket and not a warning?  I was FURIOUS with that cop, to the point that he had to back away from my ranting so that I wouldn't provoke him to cuff me and the munchkin, who had the wherewithal to keep her mouth shut.  I might need to learn a think or to from her, come to think of it.  Anyway, I had to break the news to Parrish.  And yes, if you think it's bad to have to tell your dad that you've had a run-in with the law, try living with Perfect Parrish.  He wasn't mad, just, you guessed it...disappointed.  The worst thing someone can be when you already feel like a total moron.  He kindly suggested that I go to traffic court to pay my fine (with my Mary Kay money) so that I might ask the judge to wipe the infraction of my record, so that our car insurance wouldn't go up.  Fine, I guess that's the price of being wanted by the law.

So today was the day.  I had the munchkin in tow and went down to Municipal Court.  Omg.  I realized that my name would be called out loud.  And the room was packed.  With icky humanity.  Seriously, my husband must really be wanting to punish me.  I have never felt so stupid in my entire life.  Then, by the grace of God or a really mean karmic trick, in walks one of our personal attorneys who must be acting as public defender for the court.  Was I supposed to secure legal counsel?  Was that an option?  That would've been cool.  Anyway, he of course spotted me and laughed when I told him Parrish made me come.  He saved the day by getting me online traffic school that will dismiss the ticket.  I'm glad he was there, but also mortified that he now knows the inner workings of my marriage...I screw up and Parrish makes me right my wrongs in court.  What a sad existence.

Anyway, I've stopped shaking now and have on my to-do list to go to traffic school, write our attorney a sheepish thank you note, and do something to retaliate against my well-meaning, perfect husband.  Ideas?

God Bless and don't break the law,
Katie